Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 4, 2023 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly… Continue Reading
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Americans Can’t Consent to Companies Use of their Data
Americans Can’t Consent – Companies’ Use of Their Data – They Admit They Don’t Understand It, Say They’re Helpless to Control It, and Believe They’re Harmed When Firms Use Their Data —Making What Companies Do Illegitimate: A Report from the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania – “Overview – Consent has always been a… Continue Reading
Brave Search introduces the Summarizer, an AI tool for synthesized, relevant results
brave: “The Summarizer provides concise and to-the-point answers at the top of Brave Search results pages, in response to the user’s input, solely based on Web search results. Unlike a purely generative AI model, which is prone to spout unsubstantiated assertions, we trained our large language models (LLMs) to process multiple sources of information present… Continue Reading
DuckDuckGo special reports on privacy
Stupid Sexy Privacy “is a WAYWO.TV special report, sponsored by DuckDuckGo. In this 24-ish episode miniseries, you’ll hear from privacy and security experts, and get the best tips on how to protect yourself from fascists and weirdos.” Continue Reading
Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about
Via LLRX – Satellite data: The other type of smartphone data you might not know about – Subject matter experts Tommy Cooke. Alicia Sabatino, Benjamin Muller and Kirstie Ball used critical code and documentary research methods to identify that raw satellite location measurement data are perpetually created in our devices all the time. Because satellite data… Continue Reading
OpenAI Is Now Everything It Promised Not to Be
Vice – Corporate, Closed-Source, and For-Profit. OpenAI is today unrecognizable, “with multi-billion-dollar deals and corporate partnerships. Will it seek to own its shiny AI future? OpenAI is at the center of a chatbot arms race, with the public release of ChatGPT and a multi-billion-dollar Microsoft partnership spurring Google and Amazon to rush to implement AI… Continue Reading
A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life
WSJ: “The passcode that unlocks your phone can give thieves access to your money and data; ‘it’s like a treasure box’” Via LinkedIn, Edwin Kwan – “The Wall Street Journal has written an article that will challenge your belief on the security of your digital life. It reports on how a basic iPhone feature can… Continue Reading
State Child Privacy Law Update, February 28, 2023
WilmerHale: State Child Privacy Law Update, February 28, 2023: “In addition to the numerous comprehensive privacy laws that have been proposed in at least 20 states thus far in 2023, legislative trends demonstrate an emerging focus on regulations that address specific types of information, including the personal information of children. To date, 19 such proposals… Continue Reading
How to check if your computer has been tampered with
Popular Science: “Whether you’re in an open office where colleagues regularly wander past, or live somewhere—like a college dorm—where you feel comfortable leaving your laptop unattended in the presence of relative strangers, it can be all too easy for someone else to sneak a look at your computer. If you want to keep your device… Continue Reading
EPIC, Coalition Call for ICE to Cancel Contract with LexisNexis for Invasive Surveillance Databases
EPIC: “In a letter signed by more than 80 immigrant rights, racial justice, government accountability, human rights, and privacy organizations, EPIC and coalition members called upon ICE not to renew a $22 million contract for a suite of surveillance services. LexisNexis gives ICE agents access to the Accurint database compiled from thousands of sources and… Continue Reading
How to delete your Twitter account and protect your data, too
ZDNet: “Even before all of the turmoil that’s plagued Twitter since Elon Musk’s takeover, there were many reasons why people wanted to leave it. From social media detoxes, to simply migrating to a new platform, the transition happens more than you might think. Now, since Elon Musk appears to be failing in his promise not to turn Twitter… Continue Reading
60% of Americans Would Be Uncomfortable With Provider Relying on AI in Their Own Health Care
“A new Pew Research Center survey explores public views on artificial intelligence (AI) in health and medicine – an area where Americans may increasingly encounter technologies that do things like screen for skin cancer and even monitor a patient’s vital signs. The survey finds that on a personal level, there’s significant discomfort among Americans with… Continue Reading
