FTC charges Ring with illegal surveillance and security failures
The Federal Trade Commission charged Ring, a home security camera company, with compromising customer privacy by allowing employees to access private videos and failing to prevent hackers from taking control of cameras. Hackers accessed approximately 55,000 U.S. customers' accounts, harassing individuals including children and the elderly. The proposed order requires Ring to pay $5.8 million in refunds and implement security measures.
- Company involved
- Ring LLC
- AI system involved
- Ring cameras
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CNAF algorithm flags single mother Juliette for welfare fraud investigation
In 2022, Juliette, a single mother on welfare in France, was flagged by CNAF's secretive fraud detection algorithm. A fraud investigator later determined she owed thousands of euros, which were deducted from her monthly payments. The algorithm, which scores half of France's population, is accused of discriminating against vulnerable people by using factors like single parenthood and low income.
- Company involved
- CNAF
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Flo Health shared fertility app users’ health data with Facebook and Google.
Flo Health Inc., the maker of the Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker app, is accused of sharing millions of users' sensitive health data with marketing and analytics firms including Facebook and Google, despite promising to keep that data private. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized a settlement requiring Flo to obtain affirmative consent before sharing health data, notify affected users, and have an independent privacy review. The company also must instruct third parties to destroy the received data and is prohibited from misrepresenting its data practices.
- Company involved
- Flo Health Inc.
- AI system involved
- Flo Period & Ovulation Tracker
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Dutch Tax Authority discriminated against dual nationality applicants for child care benefits using automated risk system.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) found that the Benefits Department of the Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) unlawfully processed the dual nationality of 1.4 million applicants for child care benefits. The data was used as an indicator in an automated risk-scoring system that flagged applications as high-risk, which was unnecessary and discriminatory. The AP concluded that the processing violated the GDPR and was discriminatory. The AP completed its fact-finding and will consider imposing a sanction.
- Company involved
- Belastingdienst
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Software flaw misclassified women as children on Tui flight
A software flaw in Tui's reservation system misclassified 38 adult female passengers as children due to a language difference where 'Miss' is used for children in the programming country. This led to incorrect weight calculations for take-off on a flight from Birmingham to Majorca on 21 July 2020. The AAIB report stated that the safe operation of the aircraft was not compromised, and Tui corrected the fault.
- Company involved
- Tui
- AI system involved
- Reservation system
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Tesla crashes into California fire truck; NHTSA investigates Autopilot and FSD
On 18 February 2023, a Tesla struck a fire truck that was blocking lanes on Interstate 680 in Contra Costa County, California. The driver died at the scene, the passenger was taken to hospital, and four firefighters were transported for evaluation. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked Tesla for information and is investigating whether Autopilot or Full Self-Driving beta was engaged at the time.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta
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Wrightsville Beach police officer indicted on Flock camera misuse - WITN
The officer accessed vehicle registration information of individuals without a legitimate law enforcement purpose.
- Company involved
- Wrightsville Beach Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock
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Class action claims Navy Federal allows AI co. to monitor, record calls - Top Class Actions
The system intercepted, recorded, and analyzed customer service calls without consent, affecting the privacy of callers.
- Company involved
- Navy Federal Credit Union
- AI system involved
- Verint Real-Time Agent Assist
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