WhatsApp Says Paragon Spyware Targeted Nearly 100 Journalists and Activists
WhatsApp announced that spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon was used to breach the accounts of nearly 100 journalists and civil society activists. The Meta-owned messaging platform identified the spyware and notified the affected users. Paragon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. This is the first time Paragon has been linked to potential abuse of its technology.
- AI system involved
- Paragon spyware
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Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Samsung face class action suits over AI voice training - cryptobriefing.com
The AI voice models were trained on the plaintiffs' voice recordings without their consent.
- Company involved
- Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, Alphabet, Adobe, ElevenLabs
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Family of 25-year-old worker electrocuted at QTS data center files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of a 25-year-old worker who was electrocuted at the QTS data centre campus in Fayette County, Georgia, filed a wrongful death lawsuit, according to 11Alive.
- Company involved
- QTS (Quality Technology Services)
- AI system involved
- Fayetteville data centre campus
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Aftermarket driver assist under federal probe following fatal crashes - Ars Technica
The comma.ai driver assist system failed to detect slow or stopped vehicles, causing crashes that killed three people and injured 11.
- AI system involved
- openpilot
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Environmental group, residents file notice of intent to sue QTS data center in Fayetteville alleging violation of Clean Water Act
Flint Riverkeeper and local residents filed a notice of intent to sue QTS, alleging its Fayetteville, Georgia, data centre campus violated the Clean Water Act, according to 11Alive.
- Company involved
- QTS (Quality Technology Services)
- AI system involved
- Fayetteville data centre campus
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Workday Gains an Edge in AI Hiring Bias Fight: California Brief - Bloomberg Law News
Workday Gains an Edge in AI Hiring Bias Fight: California Brief - Bloomberg Law News
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Sirius XM Wins Dismissal of AI-Fueled Racial Job Bias Claims (1) - Bloomberg Law News
The AI system screened and rejected job applicants, including Arshon Harper, who applied to 150 positions and received only one interview.
- Company involved
- Sirius XM Radio LLC
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AI Hiring Platform Faces FCRA Class Action Over Data Use | Kistler et al. v. Eightfold AI Inc.
The AI platform screened job applicants, affecting their hiring prospects.
- Company involved
- Eightfold AI
- AI system involved
- Eightfold AI
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Huq collected GPS data from apps even after users opted out
Huq, a location data vendor, obtained GPS coordinates from Android apps even when users explicitly opted out of data sharing within the app settings. Researchers and Motherboard found that apps like Network Signal Info and QR & Barcode Scanner transmitted location data to Huq despite settings stating no data would be shared. Huq said it is investigating and will work with app publishers to fix the issue. The data collection raises concerns about consent and compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA.
- Company involved
- Huq
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Tesla Withholds FSD Crash Data From Prosecutors in Fatal Illinois Turn Case - Tech Times
The Full Self-Driving system executed a left turn across oncoming traffic, causing a collision that killed passenger Maggie Espinosa.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
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SiriusXM Radio faces class action on AI discrimination
The AI hiring tool screened and rejected job applicants, including the plaintiff, based on race-related data points.
- Company involved
- SiriusXM Radio
- AI system involved
- iCims
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Chennai police arrest person for using CM Vijay's AI-generated images, video to induce public, court grants 2-day transit remand -…
AI-generated videos and images falsely portrayed Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Thalapathi as offering financial benefits, misleading the public
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Comma’s hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes - TechCrunch
The system controlled the vehicle's driving, failing to detect slow or stopped vehicles, causing crashes that killed three people and injured others.
- Company involved
- Comma.ai
- AI system involved
- openpilot
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EE.UU. investiga a comma.ai tras cinco accidentes con openpilot y tres muertos - Somos Eléctricos
The system controlled the vehicle's steering, acceleration, and braking, and failed to avoid collisions with stopped or slow-moving vehicles, resulting in accidents and fatalities.
- Company involved
- comma.ai
- AI system involved
- openpilot (comma three, 3X, comma four)
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Life or Death in Two Seconds: The Smart Driving Chaos Behind the Fatal Xiaomi Car Crash—Every Owner Must Read!
生死两秒：小米汽车致命车祸背后的智驾迷局，所有车主必看！ - 汽车之家
A Xiaomi SU7 was traveling at 116 km/h on the Dezhou-Shanghai Expressway on March 29 when its NOA system issued an obstacle warning, leaving the driver only about two seconds to react. The vehicle hit a cement barrier at 97 km/h and caught fire, killing three university students inside. The article criticizes the short warning time, the gap between marketing claims and driver responsibility disclaimers, and calls for stricter smart driving safety standards.
- Company involved
- Xiaomi
- AI system involved
- NOA
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Samsung workers leak confidential data via ChatGPT
Samsung employees at its semiconductor arm used ChatGPT to assist with tasks, inadvertently inputting confidential data such as source code and meeting notes. Three incidents occurred in under a month, and the data is now retained on OpenAI's servers. Samsung warned staff about the risks and is developing an in-house AI with limited prompts. The incident raises concerns about GDPR compliance.
- Company involved
- Samsung
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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WiseTech CEO reveals AI deepfake extortion attempt on staff
WiseTech Global CEO Richard White disclosed that criminals used AI to impersonate him on WhatsApp video calls to three staff members last week, demanding money. The staff recognised the deception and reported it to the real CEO. White recounted the incident at an Australian Shareholders’ Association conference, noting the convincing nature of the deepfake technology.
- Company involved
- WiseTech Global
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RCMP used IntelCenter facial recognition without disclosure
The RCMP in British Columbia secretly subscribed to IntelCenter's facial recognition service, which matched faces against a database of 700,000 faces tied to terrorism. Internal emails revealed the force broke its own procurement rules and hid the purchase. The RCMP claimed it was only for testing, but documents showed active use. The contracts ended in 2019.
- Company involved
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- AI system involved
- IntelCenter Check
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Xpeng Motors Fined for Collecting Customer Facial Images Without Consent
Xpeng Motors was fined 100,000 yuan by Shanghai's market regulation authority for collecting 431,623 facial images of customers without consent. The company used surveillance cameras with facial recognition from a third-party supplier, Ulucu, to analyze customer traffic. Xpeng stated it removed the devices and deleted all data before the inspection, and that no data was leaked or misused.
- Company involved
- Xpeng Motors
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Truck drivers sue Motive over AI dash cam mass surveillance
Truck drivers Adam Dean and Christian Erickson filed a class action lawsuit against Motive Technologies Inc., alleging that the company's AI-powered dash cams with automatic license plate readers collected license plate data and tracked drivers' movements without consent. The lawsuit, filed in California federal court, claims violations of California's ALPR Law and seeks damages of $2,500 per class member. The drivers allege privacy invasion and emotional distress from the surreptitious surveillance.
- Company involved
- Motive Technologies Inc.
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Intel and Class Technologies face criticism over emotion-detecting AI for students
Intel partnered with Class Technologies to use an AI system that analyses student emotions during Zoom classes to provide insights to teachers. Critics, including educator Todd Richmond, argued that facial expressions are not reliable indicators of internal states and that the system amounts to pseudoscience. The article reports these criticisms as allegations, not as proven fact. No specific incident of harm or regulatory action is reported.
- Company involved
- Intel
- AI system involved
- Class Technologies face-reading AI
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Marques Brownlee accuses Dot of using AI to clone his voice
Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee claims that networking products company Dot used an AI-generated clone of his voice in an Instagram post to promote its products. Brownlee said the company used the AI-created voice without his permission and that there were no repercussions for the company. The Instagram post, from February 2024, was later deleted.
- Company involved
- Dot
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Chinese tech companies patented Uyghur detection analytics
IPVM reported that Huawei, Megvii, SenseTime, and other Chinese tech companies filed patents in China for AI systems that can detect Uyghur ethnicity. The patents included Uyghur as a detectable attribute for facial recognition and image retrieval. The companies responded by saying they would amend or withdraw the patents, claiming the references were misunderstood or regrettable, while the technology is used by police for surveillance and targeting of Uyghurs.
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Huawei and Megvii tested Uyghur alarm facial recognition system
Huawei and Megvii conducted an interoperability test in 2018 that verified a 'Uyghur alarm' function in Megvii's facial recognition system, according to a confidential report found by IPVM. The system could identify Uyghur minorities and alert police. Huawei denied real-world application and deleted the report after IPVM inquired. Megvii denied targeting ethnic groups. The test report was publicly accessible on Huawei's European website.
- Company involved
- Huawei
- AI system involved
- Megvii Dynamic Face Recognition
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