Tech Republic: “In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to easily blur your background in a Zoom call as well as how to set a background image. Let’s say you have a Zoom meeting, but your normal work-from-home space is occupied or worse, a mess. You have no time to clean it or find… Continue Reading
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Data Insecurity Laws
Stein, David, Data Insecurity Laws (July 27, 2023). __ Santa Clara High Tech. L.J. __ (Forthcoming), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4523433– “By broad consensus, data security laws have failed to stem a rising tide of data breaches. Data security laws come in three forms: duties to protect data, duties to notify consumers after a breach, and… Continue Reading
Zoom Is Using You to Train AI. So Will Everyone Else
Rolling Stone: “Zoom, the virtual communications platform that millions use for remote work, is facing backlash over an updated policy allowing it to train their AI products on customer data pulled from meetings. But experts say this not an isolated case — it’s a sign of how big tech plans to harvest and leverage your… Continue Reading
Zoom May Use Your Calls and Data to Train AI
Cyber Kendra: “…Recently, the popular video conferencing platform, Zoom, brought in a significant change to its terms of service which has sent ripples of worry across its vast user base. With this revision, Zoom has brought under its wing the permission to use users’ data to train Artificial Intelligence (AI). While this has undoubtedly sparked… Continue Reading
New privacy tools to help you stay safe and in control online
Google Blog: “Last year, we launched the Results about you tool to make it easy for you to request the removal of search results that contain your personal phone number, home address or email, right from the Google app or however you access Search. Now, we’ve significantly updated and improved the tool, helping you keep… Continue Reading
Brave cuts ties with Bing to offer its own image and video search results
Brave Blog: “Every image and video result in Brave Search is now served by Brave. Users no longer need to choose between Bing and Google for image and video search. After several months of development, Brave Search is releasing its own privacy-preserving image and video search that is independent from Big Tech search engines. Users… Continue Reading
Introduction to Passwords
Privacy Guides: “Passwords are an essential part of our everyday digital lives. We use them to protect our accounts, our devices and our secrets. Despite often being the only thing between us and an adversary who’s after our private information, not a lot of thought is put into them, which often leads to people using… Continue Reading
Your résumé isn’t the only thing popular job sites evaluate
Washington Post: “…Job seekers…say they’re increasingly struggling to find positions and cut through the hundreds of applications targeted at one job on popular sites like Indeed, ZipRecruiter and LinkedIn. Many are convinced that job-matching features powered by artificial intelligence on these sites don’t always work in their favor. In some instances, AI recommendation systems are… Continue Reading
Canon warns printer users to manually wipe Wi-Fi settings before discarding
Ars Technica: “Printer manufacturer Canon is warning that sensitive Wi-Fi settings don’t automatically get wiped during resets, so customers should manually delete them before selling, discarding, or getting them repaired to prevent the settings from falling into the wrong hands. “Sensitive information on the Wi-Fi connection settings stored in the memories of inkjet printers (home… Continue Reading
Andi Search launches new semantic content engine
“AI. Chat. Search. Search for the next generation with an AI chat assistant. Andi is an AI search chatbot that’s accurate, ad-free and privacy-focused. It uses a new type of search engine powered by generative AI combined with live data and semantic search technology. Instead of just links, Andi gives you answers – like chatting… Continue Reading
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 29, 2023
Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, July 29, 2023 – 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
Stevens TechPulse Report reveals increased pessimism about AI’s impact on everyday life
Stevens Institute of Technology: “The third annual TechPulse Report compared trends longitudinally with Stevens’ previous TechPulse survey completed in 2021 and polled new questions specifically on Americans’ perceptions of generative AI, which has increased in popularity and controversy recently. Main finding: Despite adult’s knowledge of AI and perceived daily interactions with it remain unchanged after… Continue Reading
