MPA-ByteDance AI Deal Curbs Seedance Outputs, Skips Training Question
The Motion Picture Association said Monday it reached its first AI copyright pact with ByteDance, covering the Seedance video and…
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Music Publisher Sues Anthropic, Suno Over AI Training, Reuters Says
A music publisher has filed suit against Anthropic and Suno alleging unauthorized use of its catalog to train AI models,…
CA Settlement on Broker Opt-Outs: What’s Confirmed, What’s Not Yet
Natlawreview.com reported August 13, 2026 that a California settlement targets a data broker's high-friction opt-out design, but the source text…
CalPrivacy Fines LocateSmarter $110K in First Combined Delete Act–CCPA Case
California's privacy agency hit Iowa-based data broker LocateSmarter with a $110,490–$116,490 penalty on August 11, 2026, for skipping data-broker registration…
CalPrivacy Fines LocateSmarter $116,490, Cybba $52,400 in Dual Sweep
California's privacy agency issued its first-ever dual CCPA/Delete Act enforcement order against Iowa-based LocateSmarter LLC and, days later, a second…
CalPrivacy Fines Cybba $52,400 in Its Second Broker Case This Week
The California Privacy Protection Agency ordered Boston-based data broker Cybba, Inc. to pay a $52,400 fine on August 13, 2026…
Anthropic’s Claude Watermark Claims: What’s Confirmed, What’s Still Unproven
Anthropic said Friday that Claude will use a version of Google DeepMind's open-source SynthID-Text system to embed invisible watermarks in…
Resistant AI Finds Bank, Crypto Logins Selling for $344 on Account Farms
Resistant AI's threat-intel team logged more than 100 websites and 50 Telegram channels selling verified consumer and business accounts —…
Flock’s Fixes Don’t Close the Loopholes It Built Into Its Own Design
Flock Safety rolled out case-number requirements and a shorter data-retention default on August 14, 2026 after The Washington Post found…
California Fines Iowa Broker LocateSmarter $116,490 in First Delete Act Case
The California Privacy Protection Agency's Aug. 12, 2026 order against LocateSmarter LLC marks the first enforcement action combining the CCPA…