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Manchester Airport Group is facing serious fallout after hackers published personal data belonging to eight point seven million people online. The breach came after a failed extortion attempt, leaving millions exposed to phishing risks and targeted scams. MAG says it has taken effective measures to protect customers, though that assurance rings hollow for anyone whose information is now circulating on criminal forums.
Turning to AI safety, Anthropic has quietly rolled out what it calls Enterprise Frontier Safeguards, a new monitoring framework for its highest-tier business customers. The policy allows automated analysis of enterprise cloud activity when there is, in the company's words, substantial evidence of AI misuse. The data won't be retained by Anthropic, but the arrangement raises real questions about where the line sits between safety oversight and client privacy.
And in Norway, regulators are moving to restrict so-called pervert glasses, the AI-powered eyewear capable of identifying strangers in public using facial recognition. The country's consumer watchdog has urged retailers to pull the devices from shelves while lawmakers weigh a broader ban. It is one of the clearest signs yet that wearable facial recognition is becoming a legislative flashpoint across Europe.
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