Tag: privacy policy

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, used his Instagram account to refute the long‑standing claim that Meta secretly activates users' phone microphones to harvest audio for ad targeting. He explained that the platform does not need to listen to conversations because its recommendation engine already leverages data from advertisers and user behavior. Mosseri also announced that Meta will soon augment its ad‑targeting signals with data gathered from interactions with its AI products, raising new privacy questions while maintaining that any microphone use would be obvious to users. Leggi di più

Anthropic announced that it will begin using new Claude chat interactions and coding tasks as training data for its large language models. The shift follows an update to the company’s privacy policy slated for October 8, which will automatically include user data unless individuals explicitly opt out. Users can control the setting through a “Help improve Claude” toggle in Privacy Settings. The policy also extends data retention from 30 days to five years for all users, while commercial‑tier accounts licensed through government or educational programs remain exempt from training data collection. Leggi di più

Meta announced that data gathered from user interactions with its AI products will be used to power more precise ads on its social platforms. The company will update its privacy policy to reflect this change, which will apply worldwide except in regions where local laws restrict such data use. While Meta says there is no opt‑out and that ads will not appear within the AI tools themselves, it will exclude conversations about sensitive topics from ad targeting. The move expands Meta’s existing ad‑targeting capabilities by adding a new source of user insight. Leggi di più

Anthropic announced that it will begin using user conversations and coding sessions from its Claude chatbot to train future large language models, unless users actively opt out. The policy change, detailed in an updated privacy notice, also extends data retention from thirty days to five years. New users encounter an opt‑in toggle during sign‑up, while existing users see a pop‑up prompting a choice. Users can manage the setting at any time under Privacy Settings by disabling the “Help improve Claude” switch. Commercial‑tier accounts remain exempt from the new training policy. Leggi di più