## EU court rules social networks can’t use personal data forever

Authored by engadget.com

Once again, the European Union has issued a ruling preventing Meta from going too crazy with user information.

The top court in the EU ruled that limits must be put in place for how long Meta and other social media networks can use people’s information for ad targeting strategies.

TechCrunch reported that the EU’s highest court sided with an earlier opinion published in April by a court adviser.

The previous ruling also urged for limits on the amount of time companies could retain customers’ personal data for the purpose of targeting advertising.

The rulings referred its retention guidelines to the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) established by the EU in 2018.

Recital 65 of the GDPR establishes a person’s “right to be forgotten” and the right to rectification and erasure of personal data.

Failure to comply with the GDPR could result in a 4 percent global annual turnover penalty, a number that could reach into the billions for a social media mega-corporation like Meta. »

### Tropical Storm Milton: Florida braces for another hurricane, potentially a Category 3

Authored by cnn.com

Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm.

Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning, just hours after it became a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said in a special alert.

Milton is forecast to strengthen and bring life-threatening impacts to portions of the west coast of Florida next week. »

### The Only Way the Ukraine War Can End

Authored by theatlantic.com

I recognize that this account of the war effort differs dramatically from other, grimmer stories now coming out of Ukraine.

Since the beginning of the war, after all, we have been supporting Ukraine with weapons and other aid.

To stay that way, Ukraine and its Western allies have to persuade Russia to stop fighting. »

### Announcing PLAY's final issue

Authored by gamesradar.com

Though, anyone who remembers our rebrand from Official PlayStation Magazine to PLAY back in 2021, from official to unofficial, will know the legacy stretches back much further than just those numbers.

All the while, rival publisher Paragon Publishing (later bought out by Highbury, which eventually sold its games titles to Imagine Publishing) had its own unofficial PlayStation magazine: Play.

It’s why I’ve always considered this version of the magazine a combo of the legacies of Official PlayStation Magazine, PSM, and Play. »

### Surgeon James Ryan gave his much younger girlfriend Sarah Harris anesthesia drugs to control her, prosecutors say

Authored by cbsnews.com

Tina Harris says Sarah and Ryan both had claimed he was merely hydrating her and they convinced Tina Harris not to notify police.

And Dietrich says Dr. Ryan's medical training meant he had to know the risks of those drugs he was bringing to Sarah Harris.

At the Ryan sentencing on Jan, 3, 2024, Ryan addressed the court before the judge gave him 45 years in prison. »

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