Meta Pauses Employee Mouse-Tracking for AI Training After Privacy Backlash Meta has temporarily suspended an internal tool that tracked employees’ mouse movements, clicks, and browsing habits to train artificial intelligence models. The decision follows employee backlash, a whistleblower lawsuit, and growing scrutiny over how companies use worker data for AI development. ...
What AI Governance Laws Mean for Your Privacy (and What You Can Do About It) New regulations targeting how companies build and deploy artificial intelligence are taking shape around the world. If you use a chatbot, scroll through a social media feed, or see targeted ads, these rules will affect what happens to your personal information behind the scenes. Here’s a practical look at what’s changing and how you can adjust your privacy settings now. ...
AI Governance Is Becoming a Privacy Issue: Here’s What It Means for You If you’ve been following technology news, you’ve probably seen headlines about companies building or adopting artificial intelligence systems—chatbots, recommendation engines, customer service tools, hiring filters. Less visible, but just as important, is who inside those companies is responsible for making sure these systems don’t misuse your personal data. Increasingly, that job is falling to privacy professionals. ...
Meta Paused Its Employee Tracker—What It Means for Your Privacy and How to Stay Safe In late June 2026, news broke that Meta had temporarily suspended an internal tool that tracked employees’ mouse movements and other on‑screen behavior for AI training. The pause came after privacy complaints from staff and media scrutiny. While the immediate story focuses on workers inside Meta, the underlying practice—using fine‑grained behavioral data to train machine‑learning models—is much wider. Similar tracking technologies appear on many websites and in workplace software, collecting data that can reveal far more than users realise. ...
Avoid Online Shopping Scams This Prime Day: BBB’s Top Tips Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest online shopping events of the year, and scammers know it. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning about increased scam activity leading up to Prime Day 2026. Here’s what you need to know to shop safely and avoid losing money or personal data. ...
How to Spot Prime Day Scams: A BBB Warning and Practical Tips for Safe Shopping Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest online shopping events of the year, with millions of consumers hunting for deals. But in late June 2026, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) issued a warning about a surge in scams targeting Prime Day shoppers. According to a report from WBKO, the BBB noted a sharp increase in phishing emails, fake retailer websites, and counterfeit product listings designed to trick bargain hunters. If you’re planning to take advantage of the sales, it pays to know what to look for before you click “buy.” ...
How to Spot Online Shopping Scams This Prime Day (and Every Day) If you’re planning to shop during Amazon Prime Day this week, you’re not alone. Major retailers are running competing sales, and millions of consumers are looking for deals. But scammers are watching too. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a warning that fraudulent websites, phishing emails, and fake ads are expected to spike alongside the legitimate promotions. ...
AI Governance Is Coming: What It Means for Your Privacy You may not think much about the rules that govern artificial intelligence. But as governments around the world rush to regulate AI, those rules are increasingly touching the same laws that protect your personal data—privacy laws like the GDPR in Europe and the CCPA in California. The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) recently highlighted this trend, noting that AI governance is landing squarely on privacy professionals’ desks. For the average consumer, this means new protections, but also some uncertainty about what actually changes. ...
How to Spot Online Shopping Scams Before Prime Day (BBB Warning) With Amazon Prime Day drawing near—and major rival sales launching at the same time—the Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued a reminder that online shopping scams tend to spike during these events. On June 22, 2026, the BBB warned shoppers to stay alert for fake deals, phishing emails, and fraudulent websites designed to look like legitimate retailers. The warning is timely: according to MSN, Prime Day 2026 will run alongside competing sales from other large retailers, giving scammers a wider net to cast. ...
How to Avoid Online Shopping Scams This Prime Day: BBB’s Top Warning With Amazon Prime Day and competing sales events just around the corner, shoppers are on the lookout for deals. Unfortunately, so are scammers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has issued its annual warning, reminding consumers that fraudulent websites, phishing emails, and fake social media ads surge during major shopping events. ...