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California's Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Training Data Transparency Act requires developers of GenAI systems available to California residents to post details on the data used for training their systems on their websites.
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"SOPHISTICATED USERS WHO USE THE GRINDR APP IN AN UNAUTHORIZED MANNER...MAY USE DISTANCE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE YOUR EXACT LOCATION AND MAY BE ABLE TO DETERMINE YOUR IDENTITY.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “SOPHISTICATED USERS WHO USE THE GRINDR APP IN AN UNAUTHORIZED MANNER...MAY USE DISTANCE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE YOUR EXACT LOCATION AND MAY BE ABLE TO DETERMINE YOUR IDENTITY.”
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