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Meta opens news scraping rights as WhatsApp hides AI orders

Meta's October 30 terms let it scrape news sites for AI, while WhatsApp quietly embedded 102 hidden AI instructions in its help pages.

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Meta’s new commercial terms will allow the scraping of news sites, legal experts say | Nieman Journalism Lab

Wyden seeks adoption of encryption tech at hundreds of federal agencies to protect visitors’ sensitive traffic

WhatsApp help pages hid 102 AI orders, one barring regulator referrals

Denmark stands against critics of public sector AI plans | Computer Weekly

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