ZDNET: “An Apple AirTag is a useful device that helps you keep track of your most important items like keys, wallets, remotes, and even bicycles. However, reports of AirTags being used to track people without their consent cast a shadow on their use and application. This is why Apple made significant changes to what and how AirTags… Continue Reading
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Giving Windows total recall of everything a user does is a privacy minefield
The Register: “Microsoft’s Windows Recall feature is attracting controversy before even venturing out of preview. Like so many of Microsoft’s AI-infused products, Windows Recall will remain in preview while Microsoft refines it based on user feedback – or simply gives up and pretends it never happened. The principle is simple. As noted earlier, Windows takes… Continue Reading
Google – Introducing the Frontier Safety Framework
The Framework – The first version of the Framework announced today builds on our research on evaluating critical capabilities in frontier models, and follows the emerging approach of Responsible Capability Scaling. The Framework has three key components: Identifying capabilities a model may have with potential for severe harm. To do this, we research the paths… Continue Reading
Secrets in Your Data
NOVA, PBS Documentary – YouTube – Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3QEVLKC | #novapbs Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. That can pose a risk to your privacy – even your safety. But at the same time, big datasets could lead to huge advances in fields… Continue Reading
Pin Point. The most common 4 digit pin numbers
“Chip and PIN card, phone passcode, hotel safe – how predictable is your chosen PIN number? 3.4 million data points visualized from several data breaches. Created by the late great Nick Berry of Data Genetics (redesigned and used with permission). He wrote a great data story around this which is also worth a read. Published… Continue Reading
It is dangerously easy to hack the world’s phones
The Economist – A system at the heart of global telecommunications is woefully insecure [no paywall] “For year security experts have warned that a technology at the heart of global communications is dangerously insecure. Now there is proof that it has been used to snoop on people in America. Kevin Briggs, an official at America’s… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 18, 2024
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, May 18, 2024 – 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
Data brokers are undermining country’s safety, privacy and security
roi-nj.com: “In Jersey and beyond, our law enforcement, judges and elected officials are putting both their privacy and lives on the line to serve. We must take steps in Congress and beyond to protect the well-being of those who choose to work for the people. New Jersey saw the acute need for privacy for our… Continue Reading
You Can’t Disable Meta AI, but Here’s How to Mute It Instead
MakeUseOf: “Meta AI is a personal assistant that helps you with information and tasks in Meta apps, such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Unfortunately, you can’t disable it, but you can mute it to turn off its notifications. Here’s how.” Continue Reading
5 Ways to Access Onion Sites Without Tor Browser
MakeUseOf: “Key Takeaways Onion sites are unindexed web addresses on the dark web with “.onion” suffixes. Compared to other methods, using the Tor Browser is the safest way to visit onion sites. Accessing onion sites using everyday browsers poses significant security risks. You can use Tor proxies, browser extensions, or Proton VPN to access onion… Continue Reading
Generating Harms II: Generative AI’s New & Continued Impacts
“Today, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) released Generating Harms II: Generative AI’s New & Continued Impacts, a follow-up report that expands on the harms detailed in last year’s Generating Harms report. The new report includes a deep dive into four new issue areas and explores the different remedies and enforcement actions that are being… Continue Reading
How to block websites on your iPhone
Mashable: “Whether you’re trying to manage screen time and avoid certain websites, or whether you’re setting some boundaries on your kid’s device, there’s an easy way to block sites on your iPhone. If it’s specifically the latter, you can also set up parental controls on your iPhone — just know they’re not the full answer.… Continue Reading
