Tag: user data
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Hacker News: End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Storage in the Wild: A Broken Ecosystem
Source URL: https://brokencloudstorage.info/ Source: Hacker News Title: End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Storage in the Wild: A Broken Ecosystem Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the vulnerabilities associated with end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage services, particularly in the context of malicious server threats. Key findings reveal gaps between marketing claims and…
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The Register: Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/trackman_unprotected_database/ Source: The Register Title: Fore-get about privacy, golf tech biz leaves 32M data records on the fairway Feedly Summary: Researcher spots 110 TB of sensitive info sitting in unprotected database Nearly 32 million records belonging to users of tech from Trackman were left exposed to the internet, sitting in a non-password protected…
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Schneier on Security: Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/deebot-robot-vacuums-are-using-photos-and-audio-to-train-their-ai.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI Feedly Summary: An Australian news agency is reporting that robot vacuum cleaners from the Chinese company Deebot are surreptitiously taking photos and recording audio, and sending that data back to the vendor to train their…
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The Register: Internet Archive leaks user info and succumbs to DDoS
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/internet_archive_ddos_data_leak/ Source: The Register Title: Internet Archive leaks user info and succumbs to DDoS Feedly Summary: 31 million users’ usernames, email addresses and salted-encrypted passwords are out there The Internet Archive had a bad day on the infosec front, after being DDoSed and exposing user data.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…
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Slashdot: Turkey Blocks Discord
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/2030216/turkey-blocks-discord?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Turkey Blocks Discord Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Turkey’s recent decision to block access to the messaging platform Discord due to its refusal to cooperate with authorities in sharing potentially illegal information, particularly regarding child sexual abuse and obscenity. This action underscores tensions…
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New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Can You Turn Off Google and Meta’s AI Tools? Sometimes, and Here’s How
Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/technology/personaltech/turn-off-ai-overviews-google-meta.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Can You Turn Off Google and Meta’s AI Tools? Sometimes, and Here’s How Feedly Summary: Google, Microsoft and Meta are shoving A.I. chatbots into our faces. Sometimes, there’s a way out. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the increasing integration of…
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The Register: LinkedIn: If our AI gets something wrong, that’s your problem
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/linkedin_ai_misinformation_agreement/ Source: The Register Title: LinkedIn: If our AI gets something wrong, that’s your problem Feedly Summary: Artificial intelligence still no substitute for the real thing Microsoft’s LinkedIn will update its User Agreement next month with a warning that it may show users generative AI content that’s inaccurate or misleading.… AI Summary and…
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Slashdot: California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Opt-Out Signals For Sale of User Data
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/24/2034226/california-governor-vetoes-bill-requiring-opt-out-signals-for-sale-of-user-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: California Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Opt-Out Signals For Sale of User Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto of a consumer privacy bill that aimed to empower users with a universal opt-out function for their personal information in web…
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Hacker News: LinkedIn does not use European users’ data for training its AI
Source URL: https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/the-linkedin-ai-saga-shows-us-the-need-for-eu-like-privacy-regulations Source: Hacker News Title: LinkedIn does not use European users’ data for training its AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the controversy surrounding LinkedIn’s use of user data for training its generative AI models without explicit consent, particularly focusing on the implications of privacy regulations…
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Hacker News: FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video Streaming Companies
Source URL: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-staff-report-finds-large-social-media-video-streaming-companies-have-engaged-vast-surveillance Source: Hacker News Title: FTC: Vast Surveillance of Users by Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The latest Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff report reveals extensive surveillance practices by major social media and streaming companies, highlighting significant privacy risks, particularly for children and…