DOJ raises privacy concerns over potential sale of Character.AI chats

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GCHQSyrian Electronic Armydata breachdata governancefinancial aid websitegovernment cybersecurityhacker sentencinginsider riskpayment card datapersonally identifiable informationprivacysocial security numbers

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News roundup covering privacy and cybersecurity incidents, including potential sale of Character.AI user chats, payment-card theft at fashion retailer Resolve, exposure of Social Security numbers affecting approximately 4.9 million Florida residents through a financial-aid website breach, sentencing of a Syrian Electronic Army hacker, and GCHQ accountability concerns over missing data-storage devices.

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