Privacy news round-up #61 
- Ford seeks patent for tech that listens to driver conversations to serve ads: Ford Motor Company is seeking a patent for technology that would allow it to tailor in-car advertising by listening to conversations among vehicle occupants, as well as by analyzing a carās historical location and other data, according to a patent application published late last month.
- Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult userās public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option: Facebook representatives could not say whether an opt-out option would be offered to Australians in the future.
- Bug lets anyone bypass WhatsAppās āView Onceā privacy feature: A bug in how WhatsApp implements its so-called āView Onceā feature in its browser-based web app allows any malicious recipient to display and save the picture and video, which should vanish immediately after being viewed.
- Therapy Sessions Exposed by Mental Health Care Firmās Unsecured Database: Video and audio of therapy sessions, transcripts, and other patient records were accidentally exposed in a publicly accessible database operated by the virtual medical company Confidant Health. [paywalled]
- Googleās GenAI facing privacy risk assessment scrutiny in Europe: Googleās lead privacy regulator in the European Union has opened an investigation into whether or not it has complied with the blocās data protection laws in relation to use of peopleās information for training generative AI.