PrivacyDigest

PrivacyDigest, 7 months ago to ai

It’s a “fake PR stunt”: Artists hate Meta’s #AI data deletion process | Ars Technica

This is a misconception. In reality, there is no functional way to opt out of Meta’s generative #AItraining.

... In it, #Meta says it is “unable to process the request” until the requester submits evidence that their personal info appears in responses from Meta’s #generativeAI.
#privacy #rights #copyright

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2023/10/its-a-fake-pr-stunt-artists-hate-metas-ai-data-deletion-process/#p3

PrivacyDigest, 2 months ago to ai

The White House Puts New Guardrails on Government Use of #AI

Vice President #KamalaHarris says new rules for government AI deployments, including a requirement that #algorithms are checked for #bias, will “put the public interest first.”

https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-new-guardrails-government-use-of-ai/

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to privacy

#Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared #HIV status with vendors

Grindr is facing a class action lawsuit from hundreds of users over the sharing of HIV statuses and other sensitive personal information with third-party firms.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2019386

PrivacyDigest, 27 days ago to Palestine

States Dust Off Obscure Anti-Mask Laws to Target Pro-Palestine #Protesters

Arcane laws banning people from wearing #masks in public are now being used to target people who wear face coverings while peacefully #protesting Israel’s war in #Gaza. That’s a big problem.
#Palestine #Israel l

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/states-dust-off-obscure-anti-mask-laws-to-target-pro-palestine-protesters

PrivacyDigest, 1 year ago to random

Anyone have any opinions on what will be the replacement for #TuckerCarlson on Fox?

• No replacement, he’s going to be back inside of a month.

• He’ll just move to a different station like #OAN or #Newsmax .

• He’ll come back on his own platform with Podcasts and streaming

• Fox actually has a secret cloning facility in the basement of their office building on sixth Avenue

• Fox will just bring out another player to promote his shtick like they have other times in the past

PrivacyDigest, 11 days ago to twitter

Tiny number of ‘supersharers’ spread the vast majority of fake news | Science | #AAAS

Less than 1% of #Twitter users posted 80% of #misinformation about the 2020 U.S. presidential #election
#supersharers #fakenews #election2020

https://www.science.org/content/article/tiny-number-supersharers-spread-vast-majority-fake-news

PrivacyDigest, 2 months ago to privacy

The #FTC is Trying To Help Victims of #Impersonation #Scams Get Their Money Back - Slashdot
#privacy

https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/04/01/2026233/the-ftc-is-trying-to-help-victims-of-impersonation-scams-get-their-money-back?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

PrivacyDigest, 1 year ago to internet

#Twitter has quit pact to fight online #disinformation, says #European Union official - MarketWatch

The decision to abandon a commitment to fighting false information appears to be the latest move by Elon #Musk to loosen the reins on the social-media company since he bought it last year
#socialmedia #eu

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/twitter-has-quit-pact-to-fight-online-disinformation-says-european-union-official-6edb24fe

PrivacyDigest, 10 months ago to ai

Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.

Fed up with A.I. companies consuming online content without consent, fan fiction writers, actors, social media companies and news organizations are among those rebelling.
#ai

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/technology/not-for-machines-to-harvest-data-revolts-break-out-against-ai.html

PrivacyDigest, 3 months ago to privacy

Your #fingerprints can be recreated from the sounds made when you swipe on a #touchscreen — Chinese and US researchers show new side channel can reproduce fingerprints to enable attacks
#privacy #security #biometrics #security

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/your-fingerprints-can-be-recreated-from-the-sounds-made-when-you-swipe-on-a-touchscreen-researchers-new-side-channel-attack-can-reproduce-partial-fingerprints-to-enable-attacks

PrivacyDigest, 3 months ago to AirBNB

#Airbnb is banning indoor #security #cameras

The rental app is also introducing new disclosure rules for outdoor security cameras and noise decibel monitors.
#privacy

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/11/24097107/airbnb-indoor-security-camera-ban

PrivacyDigest, 3 months ago to spain

#Spain tells #SamAltman, #Worldcoin to shut down its eyeball-scanning orbs

#Cryptocurrency launched by OpenAI's Altman is drawing scrutiny from regulators.
#privacy #openai #biometrics

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/spain-tells-sam-altman-worldcoin-to-shut-down-its-eyeball-scanning-orbs/

PrivacyDigest, 1 year ago to random

#openai changed its plans and won't train on customer data, Sam Altman says - CNBC

OpenAI no longer relies on #API customer data to train its large-language models and #ChatGPT, CEO Sam Altman told CNBC.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/05/sam-altman-openai-wont-tap-into-customer-apis.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to security

OpenAI's GPT-4 can #exploit real #vulnerabilities by reading #security advisories

While some other LLMs appear to flat-out suck
#llm #gpt4 #openai #ai

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/17/gpt4_can_exploit_real_vulnerabilities/

PrivacyDigest, 2 months ago to maryland

#Maryland Passes 2 Major #Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback

“We are making a statement to the tech industry, and to Marylanders, that we need to rein in some of this data gathering,” said Delegate Sara Love, a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/technology/maryland-children-privacy-laws-technology.html

PrivacyDigest, 2 months ago to ai

GitHub - Libr-AI/ #OpenFactVerification

#Loki is our open-source solution designed to automate the process of verifying #factuality. It provides a comprehensive pipeline for dissecting long texts into individual claims, assessing their worthiness for #verification, generating queries for evidence search, crawling for evidence, and ultimately verifying the claims

> interesting, does anyone have any experience with this tool?
#ai

https://github.com/Libr-AI/OpenFactVerification

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to Amazon

Jassy, #Bezos, other #Amazon execs used #Signal messaging app, a problem for #FTC | The #Seattle Times

The agency accused Amazon of using the app, which can be set to automatically delete messages, to hide information related to the FTC’s ongoing #antitrust investigation into the company
#security #privacy

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/jassy-bezos-other-amazon-execs-used-signal-messaging-app-a-problem-for-ftc/

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to python

Fake job #interviews target #developers with new #Python #backdoor

A new campaign tracked as “Dev Popper” is #targeting software developers with fake job interviews in an attempt to trick them into installing a Python remote access #trojan (RAT).
#devpopper #privacy #security #fakejob #jobs

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-job-interviews-target-developers-with-new-python-backdoor/

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to security

Maximum-severity #GitLab flaw allowing account #hijacking under active exploitation
#security #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2021409

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to privacy

#FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time #location data | Ars Technica

FCC finalizes $196M penalties for location-data sales revealed in 2018.
#privacy #geolocation #gps #tracking #surveillance

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/fcc-fines-big-three-carriers-196m-for-selling-users-real-time-location-data/

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to television

#PrimeVideo subs will soon see #ads for #Amazon products when they hit pause

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2022688

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to ArtificialIntelligence

#Robot dogs armed with AI-targeting rifles undergo US Marines #SpecialOps evaluation

it's the possibility of arming them with #weapons for remote engagement that may draw the most attention. But it's not unprecedented: The US Marine Corps has also tested robotic dogs armed with rocket launchers in the past.
#ai

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2022843

PrivacyDigest, 22 days ago to apple

Apple’s Photo Bug Exposes the Myth of ‘Deleted’

An #Apple #Photos glitch, now fixed, is a reminder that digital bits of your life will live on forever.
#privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-photo-bug-resurfaced-fix-icloud/

PrivacyDigest, 22 days ago to windows

New #Windows #AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC
#privacy #windowsai #tracking

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2025690

PrivacyDigest, 1 month ago to privacy

House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US #Spy Program

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the #Section702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the #FBI to obtain a #warrant to access Americans’ information.
#privacy #surveillance

https://www.wired.com/story/house-section-702-vote/