The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies' handling of foreigners' data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/world/politics/us-diplomats-data-sovereignty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #privacy #personalinformation #bigdata #ai #surveillance

Mashable: Adult performer Siri Dahl doxxed by Grok: ‘Go f*ck yourself you nazi clanker’ . “Dahl, who has been interviewed by Mashable in previous stories, described to 404 Media how the chatbot revealed personal information she had worked hard to keep private. She has paid thousands of dollars for data removal services, according to 404 Media.”

Reuters: Exclusive: US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives. “President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against attempts to regulate U.S. tech companies’ handling of foreigners’ data, saying in an internal diplomatic cable seen by Reuters that such efforts could interfere with artificial intelligence-related services.”

PC Magazine: Exposed Database Was Storing More Than 1 Billion Social Security Numbers. “A database indexed using Elasticsearch was left open on the internet, according to security provider UpGuard. The stockpile contained 3 billion records, including email addresses and passwords, along with another dataset of 2.7 billion records, including SSNs.”

Coupang Inc. expressed regret over the ongoing data breach controversy in South Korea and pledged to seek solutions after its executives testified before the US House of Representatives.
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Coupang Inc. stated that no secondary damages, such as unauthorized payments, have been confirmed following its recent data breach, emphasizing that payment information and passwords were not leaked, and warning against unsubstantiated claims that could cause consumer anxiety.
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Bleeping Computer: Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails. “Microsoft says a Microsoft 365 Copilot bug has been causing the AI assistant to summarize confidential emails since late January, bypassing data loss prevention (DLP) policies that organizations rely on to protect sensitive information.”

Reuters: Turkey reviews six online platforms for children’s data-processing practices. “In a statement, the ​Personal ​Data ​Protection Authority ‌said the move aims to protect children from potential risks in digital environments ‌and will ​examine data-processing ​practices ​and safety ‌measures on social ​media ​platforms TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X ​and ‌Discord.”

A ransomware attack at food and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings last September led to the leak of 115,513 sets of personal data, the company has said, with the data including names, phone numbers and addresses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/19/companies/asahi-cyberattack-personal-info-leak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #asahigroupholdings #cybersecurity #hacking #personalinformation

Reuters: IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS, Washington Post says. “The U.S. Internal Revenue Service improperly disclosed the confidential tax information of ‌thousands of people to federal immigration enforcement authorities, ‌the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing three people familiar with ​the situation.”

#Google handed over a #journalist's #personalinformation to #ICE, marking another example of the agency using subpoena powers to target critics of the Trump administration. The #studentjournalist attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This underscores growing concerns about #techcompanies complying with #governmentdatarequests targeting journalists. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Google Blog: A simpler way to remove explicit images from Search. “Today, we’re introducing a new, simpler way for people to request the removal of non-consensual explicit images from Search. This update builds on the range of protections in Search for victims of this harmful content.”

Data Breach Discord Announces Global Age Verification

Discord has announced that they will begin demanding everyone abide by age verification starting in March.

https://www.freezenet.ca/data-breach-discord-announces-global-age-verification/

#Censorship #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #DataBreach #Discord #FacialRecognition #ID #PersonalInformation

A government probe found Coupang's massive data breach stemmed from authentication management failures, not a sophisticated cyberattack, with over 33 million users' data exposed but no payment information leaked; authorities plan stricter penalties for future incidents.
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South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT confirmed a massive data breach at Coupang Inc., with over 33 million personal records leaked after a former employee exploited authentication vulnerabilities, marking the largest security incident in the nation’s e-commerce history.
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Ars Technica: “Capture it all”: ICE urged to explain memo about collecting info on protesters. “Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) demanded that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirm or deny the existence of a ‘domestic terrorists’ database that lists US citizens who protest ICE’s immigration crackdown.”

NBC News: How ICE agents are using facial recognition technology to bring surveillance to the streets. “Using smartphones loaded with sophisticated facial recognition technology, in addition to professional-grade photo equipment, agents are photographing faces of people they encounter in their daily operations, including possible enforcement targets and observers. Some of the images are being […]

ZDNet: The permissions behind your AI Chrome extensions deserve a closer look – they may be spying on you. “New research from data removal service Incogni finds that more than half of a sample set of AI Chrome extensions collect user data. Almost a third are ‘gathering personally identifiable information (PII).'”

Lifehacker: Google Shut Down Its Dark Web Monitoring Tool, so Here’s What to Use Instead. “In other words, instead of flagging when your account credentials appear in a data breach, Google wants to make sure that your accounts stay safe even if a breach has occurred. There are reasons why you should be keeping an eye on dark web chatter, however—and there are tools to take over the monitoring […]

Naver Corp. CEO Choi Soo-yeon apologized after a technical update exposed past Knowledgei answers of public figures, assuring prompt resolution and full cooperation with regulators.
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