Tag: deceptive practices
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Schneier on Security: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/criminals-exploiting-fbi-emergency-data-requests.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests Feedly Summary: I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will use it too. Turns out the same…
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The Register: Voice-enabled AI agents can automate everything, even your phone scams
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/openai_realtime_api_phone_scam/ Source: The Register Title: Voice-enabled AI agents can automate everything, even your phone scams Feedly Summary: All for the low, low price of a mere dollar Scammers, rejoice. OpenAI’s real-time voice API can be used to build AI agents capable of conducting successful phone call scams for less than a dollar.… AI…
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Wired: Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-russia-china-iran-election-disinformation/ Source: Wired Title: Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions Feedly Summary: Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC)…
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Hacker News: DoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC says
Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/startup-behind-worlds-first-robot-lawyer-to-pay-193k-for-false-ads-ftc-says/ Source: Hacker News Title: DoNotPay has to pay $193K for falsely touting untested AI lawyer, FTC says Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s action against DoNotPay, an AI company misleading consumers with unverifiable claims regarding its legal services. This case underscores the…