Tag: user data

  • Hacker News: The Karma Connection in Chrome Web Store

    Source URL: https://palant.info/2024/10/30/the-karma-connection-in-chrome-web-store/ Source: Hacker News Title: The Karma Connection in Chrome Web Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines a significant security concern related to Chrome extensions that have transitioned into malicious actors, particularly focusing on the behaviors of the “Hide YouTube Shorts” extension and other associated extensions…

  • Schneier on Security: Law Enforcement Deanonymizes Tor Users

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/law-enforcement-deanonymizes-tor-users.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Law Enforcement Deanonymizes Tor Users Feedly Summary: The German police have successfully deanonymized at least four Tor users. It appears they watch known Tor relays and known suspects, and use timing analysis to figure out who is using what relay. Tor has written about this. Hacker News…

  • The Register: Merde! Macron’s bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/macron_location_strava/ Source: The Register Title: Merde! Macron’s bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data Feedly Summary: It’s not just the French president, Biden and Putin also reportedly trackable The French equivalent of the US Secret Service may have been letting their guard down, as an investigation showed they are easily trackable via…

  • Hacker News: How I write code using Cursor: A review

    Source URL: https://www.arguingwithalgorithms.com/posts/cursor-review.html Source: Hacker News Title: How I write code using Cursor: A review Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth review of the AI coding tool Cursor, detailing its features, usability, and the author’s personal experiences and insights. It primarily targets experienced software developers, emphasizing the…

  • The Register: Brazen crims selling stolen credit cards on Meta’s Threads

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/crims_selling_credit_cards_threads/ Source: The Register Title: Brazen crims selling stolen credit cards on Meta’s Threads Feedly Summary: The platform ‘continues to take action’ against illegal posts, we’re told Exclusive Brazen crooks are selling people’s pilfered financial information on Meta’s Threads, in some cases posting full credit card details, plus stolen credentials, alongside images of…

  • Hacker News: FSF is working on freedom in machine learning applications

    Source URL: https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-is-working-on-freedom-in-machine-learning-applications Source: Hacker News Title: FSF is working on freedom in machine learning applications Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Free Software Foundation’s ongoing efforts to define criteria for what constitutes a “free” machine learning application. It highlights the importance of user freedoms in software, the…

  • Hacker News: Google preps ‘Jarvis’ AI agent that works in Chrome

    Source URL: https://9to5google.com/2024/10/26/google-jarvis-agent-chrome/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google preps ‘Jarvis’ AI agent that works in Chrome Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is set to introduce “Project Jarvis,” an AI feature integrated with Chrome, leveraging the capabilities of Gemini 2.0 to automate tasks for users by taking control of their web…