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Hacker News<p>DeepSeek App Faces Ban in Germany for Illegal Transfer of User Data</p><p><a href="https://www.searchenginejournal.com/deepseek-app-faces-ban-in-germany-for-illegal-transfer-of-user-data/550172/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">searchenginejournal.com/deepse</span><span class="invisible">ek-app-faces-ban-in-germany-for-illegal-transfer-of-user-data/550172/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DeepSeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeepSeek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>App</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Faces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Faces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/in" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>in</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/for" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>for</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transfer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/of" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>of</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/User" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>User</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Data</span></a></p><p>DeepSeek <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a></p>
Winbuzzer<p>OpenAI Decries 'Privacy Nightmare' Court Order on ChatGPT Logs</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechRegulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechRegulation</span></a></p><p><a href="https://winbuzzer.com/2025/06/05/openai-decries-privacy-nightmare-court-order-on-chatgpt-logs-xcxwbn/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winbuzzer.com/2025/06/05/opena</span><span class="invisible">i-decries-privacy-nightmare-court-order-on-chatgpt-logs-xcxwbn/</span></a></p>
Teddy / Domingo (🇨🇵/🇬🇧)<p>Most <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chatbots</span></a> devour your <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/userdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>userdata</span></a> - these are the worst offenders. The greediest AI of all gobbles up 90% of user data types - far more than most. Take a wild guess which one it is.<br><a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/most-ai-chatbots-devour-your-user-data-these-are-the-worst-offenders/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdnet.com/article/most-ai-chat</span><span class="invisible">bots-devour-your-user-data-these-are-the-worst-offenders/</span></a><br><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/personaldata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>personaldata</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Zuckerberg's <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> Considered Sharing <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a> with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> , <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Whistleblower</span></a> Alleges - Slashdot <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pii</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/10/0532235/zuckerbergs-meta-considered-sharing-user-data-with-china-whistleblower-alleges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/</span><span class="invisible">10/0532235/zuckerbergs-meta-considered-sharing-user-data-with-china-whistleblower-alleges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&amp;utm_medium=feed</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“On Wednesday we shared that we’re introducing a new Terms of Use (TOU) and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PrivacyNotice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyNotice</span></a> for <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>. Since then, we’ve been listening to some of our community’s concerns with parts of the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TOU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TOU</span></a>, specifically about licensing. Our intent was just to be as clear as possible about how we make Firefox work, but in doing so we also created some confusion and concern. With that in mind, we’re updating the language to more clearly reflect the limited scope of how Mozilla interacts with <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a>.</p><p>Here’s what the new language will say:” — Ajit “CockWomble” Varma</p><p> “MY REALITY IS JUST DIFFERENT THAN YOURS,”</p><p>&lt;<a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/update-on-terms-of-use" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.mozilla.org/en/products/f</span><span class="invisible">irefox/update-on-terms-of-use</span></a>&gt;</p>
PPC Land<p>FTC Report finds Social Media companies engaged in Vast Surveillance of users: FTC report finds social media firms engaged in "vast surveillance," calls for new privacy laws amid industry pushback. <a href="https://ppc.land/ftc-report-finds-social-media-companies-engaged-in-vast-surveillance-of-users/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/ftc-report-finds-soci</span><span class="invisible">al-media-companies-engaged-in-vast-surveillance-of-users/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataSurveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataSurveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>I was trying to say "data created by people using a service" (to avoid "user data"), and then I thought, why not just say "personal data"?</p><p>Data about (and therefore belonging to) a person? Personal data. Hmm. Then, I thought...</p><p>Could that help me avoid "user accounts" too? What if I started calling them "personal accounts"? Accounts used by a person. </p><p>Then I thought...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</span></a></p>
SubtleBlade ⚔️<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> group complains to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> regulator about <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> scraping <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a> to train <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p>Move follows <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> owner's decision to reverse direction in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> after <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a><br> <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/16/campaign_group_complains_to_uk/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2024/07/16/cam</span><span class="invisible">paign_group_complains_to_uk/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ORG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ORG</span></a></p>
CenDemTech<p>🚨 New from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://techpolicy.social/@CenDemTech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CenDemTech</span></a></span>: The proposed "Know Your AI Customer" rule from the Dept. of Commerce could undermine privacy protections. We filed comments urging changes to safeguard <a href="https://techpolicy.social/tags/UserData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UserData</span></a>. Read our analysis here: <a href="https://cdt.org/insights/department-of-commerce-know-your-ai-customer-rule-must-protect-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cdt.org/insights/department-of</span><span class="invisible">-commerce-know-your-ai-customer-rule-must-protect-privacy/</span></a></p>