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Category Archives: Internet
FCC rule now requires internet service providers to display fees
“Broadband Labels are designed to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost and performance of high-speed internet services. The labels are modeled after the FDA nutrition labels and are intended to help consumers comparison shop for the internet service plan that will best meet their needs and budget. Internet service providers that offer… Continue Reading
Automated Large-Scale Analysis of Cookie Notice Compliance
USENIX Association Report (PDF) Analysing Cookie Notice Compliance – We show that 56.7% of cookie notices do not include an option to opt out of consent, that more than 65.4% of websites with an opt-out option collect users’ data despite explicit negative consent, and that 73.4% of websites do so even when users do not… Continue Reading
How to Force Quit Unruly Apps and Check on Which Are Slowing Down Your Mac
Gizmodo: “We’ve all been there. Sometimes something gets jammed in the works, the proverbial tubes get clogged, and the app you were using on your Mac or MacBook is no longer responding. First and foremost, you should simply quit out and restart the app, but if you’re having trouble there are a few simple things… Continue Reading
How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile Using AI
MakeUseOf: “Crafting an enticing summary or heading on your LinkedIn profile can be the key to grabbing the attention of potential employers. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can help. Let’s walk through the features within the LinkedIn app, along with other programs you can use to improve your LinkedIn profile.” Continue Reading
NIST Blames ‘Growing Backlog of Vulnerabilities’ Requiring Analysis on Lack of Support
Slashdot: “It’s the world’s most widely used vulnerability database, reports SC Magazine, offering standards-based data on CVSS severity scores, impacted software and platforms, contributing weaknesses, and links to patches and additional resources. But “there is a growing backlog of vulnerabilities” submitted to America’s National Vulnerability Database and “requiring analysis”, according to a new announcement from… Continue Reading
Close is an interactive travel time map
“Close Proximity governs how we live, work, and socialize. Close is an interactive travel time map for people who want to be near the amenities that matter most to them. Close builds on two core principles: Different people will prioritize being near different amenities A neighborhood is only as accessible as its most distant important… Continue Reading
The AI deepfake apocalypse is here
Washington Post [unpaywalled]: “AI-generated images are everywhere. They’re being used to make nonconsensual pornography, muddy the truth during elections and promote products on social media using celebrity impersonations. When Princess Catherine released a video last month disclosing that she had cancer, social media went abuzz with the latest baseless claim that artificial intelligence was used… Continue Reading
A US bill takes aim at protecting Americans’ data privacy
The Verge: “Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and House Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Oregon) announced a new, national data privacy bill called The American Privacy Rights Act (PDF) today. According to their release, the bill would, among other things, “require affirmative express consent sensitive data can be transferred to a third party.” The two were behind… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 6, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 6, 202 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on… Continue Reading
It’s Time to Switch to a Privacy Browser
Wired: “Google’s admission that, yes, it does track you while you’re in Chrome’s Incognito mode, is just the latest in a long line of unsettling revelations about just how keenly Big Tech keeps an eye on our movements every time we connect to the internet. Billions of data records will now be deleted as part… Continue Reading
Google Books Is Indexing AI-Generated Garbage
404 Media: “Google Books is indexing low quality, AI-generated books that will turn up in search results, and could possibly impact Google Ngram viewer, an important tool used by researchers to track language use throughout history. I was able to find the AI-generated books with the same method we’ve previously used to find AI-generated Amazon… Continue Reading
