Even after the official opt-out period, there’s no guarantee that Meta won’t use your personal data—posts, photos, messages, and even memories—to train its AI systems. Experts warn that the opt-out process is confusing, fragmented across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Threads, and often leaves users unsure if their refusal applies to all services. This raises serious concerns about transparency and control over our own information. By agreeing to terms wit

The EU has launched an investigation into X (formerly Twitter) over the use of personal data from EU and EEA users to train its AI models, including Grok. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), acting on behalf of the EU, will examine whether X’s practices comply with key GDPR provisions, especially regarding legality and transparency. This follows X’s commitment in September to stop using certain EU user data for AI training. However, the company continued AI model deve

Researchers have uncovered one of the largest data breaches ever: 16 billion login credentials exposed, from malware and old datasets. Social media, cloud services, corporate tools, and VPNs may have been affected. While no centralized attack on companies like Apple, Google, or Facebook has been confirmed, the leak puts millions of users at risk of identity theft, phishing, and account takeovers. Experts recommend: change your passwords regularly, enable two-factor authentica

According to the House Chief Administrative Officer, WhatsApp poses a high risk due to its lack of transparency in data handling, absence of encryption for stored data, and potential vulnerabilities. Staff are now prohibited from using the app across mobile, desktop, and web versions. Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, strongly disagrees, insisting the platform offers end-to-end encryption by default and even stronger protections than many of the apps approved by the House. As

Germany’s data protection commissioner has called on Apple and Google to remove the AI chatbot DeepSeek from their app stores, citing...

Meta has been fined €251 million by the European Union for a data breach that occurred in 2018, affecting 29 million accounts, including...