Apple, Google search tools flagged for surfacing “nudify” deepfake apps

Tech Transparency Project says Apple and Google app store search and advertising systems are helping users discover apps that generate deepfake nude images. The group found that nearly 40 per cent of the top results for search terms like “nudify,” “undress” and “deepnude” could create altered images of women, sometimes appearing in promoted placements or […]

Google faces complaints after handing user data to ICE without prior notice

Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed complaints with California and New York regulators accusing Google of deceptive trade practices after it shared a user’s data with U.S. immigration authorities without prior notice. The case centres on a student whose information was handed to Immigration and Customs Enforcement following an administrative subpoena, bypassing Google’s longstanding policy of […]