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The New Oil 1 year ago

US: #Alaska man busted with 10,000+ child sex abuse images despite his many encrypted apps

Ars Technica

US: Alaska man busted with 10,000+ child sex abuse images despite his many encrypted apps

Encryption alone won't save you from the feds.

#privacy #nsfw #CSAM #AI

The New Oil 1 year ago

#ProtonScribe is now included in #ProtonFamily and Duo plans

Proton

Proton Scribe is now included in Proton Family and Duo plans | Proton

In response to popular demand, our privacy-first AI writing assistant Proton Scribe is now available for free on our Duo and Family plans, in nine ...

#Proton #ProtonDuo #privacy #AI #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

1 in 10 Minors Say Their Friends Use #AI to Generate Nudes of Other Kids, Survey Finds

404 Media

1 in 10 Minors Say Their Friends Use AI to Generate Nudes of Other Kids, Survey Finds

A new survey attempts to quantify just how common it is for minors to AI-generate nudes of other minors.

#nsfw #CSAM #privacy #nudify

The New Oil 1 year ago

#OpenAI Scans for Honeypots. Artificially Malicious? Action Abuse? https://isc.sans.edu/diary/OpenAI+Scans+for+Honeypots+Artificially+Malicious+Action+Abuse/31196 #AI #ChatGPT #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

Linus Torvalds talks #AI, #Rust adoption, and why the #Linux kernel is 'the only thing that matters'

ZDNET

Linus Torvalds talks AI, Rust adoption, and why the Linux kernel is 'the only thing that matters'

In a wide-ranging conversation with Verizon open-source officer Dirk Hohndel, 'plodding engineer' Linus Torvalds discussed where Linux is today and...

#FOSS #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#India wants to make influencers register with the government

Rest of World

India wants to make influencers register with the government

Under the proposed bill, anyone from local content creators to Taylor Swift could be classified as a “digital news broadcaster.”

#privacy #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

#GitHub rolls out #AI-powered fixes for code vulnerabilities

GitHub rolls out AI-powered fixes for code vulnerabilities | InfoWorld

#cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

Can #Google Make Stoplights Smarter?

Scientific American

Can Google Make Stoplights Smarter?

A Google experiment to improve stoplights shows early positive results. But AI-assisted software won’t replace human traffic engineers just yet

#AI #SmartCity #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

Popular #AI “#nudify” sites sued amid shocking rise in victims globally

Ars Technica

“Nudify” sites may be fined for making it easy to “see anyone naked,” suit says.

#privacy #nsfw

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Texas sues #GM, saying it tricked customers into sharing driving data sold to insurers

TechCrunch

Texas sues GM, saying it tricked customers into sharing driving data sold to insurers | TechCrunch

Texas filed a lawsuit Tuesday against GM over years of alleged abuse of customers' data and trust. New car owners were presented with a "confu...

#privacy #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Google says it's focusing on #privacy with #Gemini #AI on #Android

BleepingComputer

Google says it's focusing on privacy with Gemini AI on Android

Google says it is taking a privacy-minded approach to the integration of AI features like the Gemini assistant on Android devices, implementing end...

The New Oil 1 year ago

Elon #Musk’s #X targeted with nine #privacy complaints after grabbing #EU users’ data for training #Grok

TechCrunch

Elon Musk's X targeted with nine privacy complaints after grabbing EU users' data for training Grok | TechCrunch

X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, has been targeted with a series of privacy complaints after it helped itself to the data of users ...

#Twitter #AI

The New Oil 1 year ago

We’re Entering an #AI Price-Fixing Dystopia

The Atlantic

We’re Entering an AI Price-Fixing Dystopia

Algorithmic collusion appears to be spreading to more and more industries. And existing laws may not be equipped to stop it.

#privacy #MassSurveillance

The New Oil 1 year ago

#OpenSource tools to boost your productivity

TechCrunch

Open source tools to boost your productivity | TechCrunch

A look at some of the open-source software that offers refuge from vendor lock-ins powered by proprietary platforms.

#FOSS #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Microsoft’s #AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated #Phishing Machine

WIRED

Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine

Attacks on Microsoft’s Copilot AI allow for answers to be manipulated, data extracted, and security protections bypassed, new research shows.

#cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

Elon #Musk’s #X agrees to pause #EU data processing for training #Grok

TechCrunch

Elon Musk's X agrees to pause EU data processing for training Grok | TechCrunch

Earlier this week it emerged that the DPC had instigated court proceedings seeking an injunction against X over the data processing without consent.

#AI #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#GoogleSearch Includes Paid Promotion of “#Nudify” Apps

404 Media

Google Search Includes Paid Promotion of “Nudify” Apps

Google Search is providing promoted links to nonconsensual AI “undress” apps.

#privacy #Google #AI

The New Oil 1 year ago

Elon #Musk’s #X taken to court in #Ireland for grabbing #EU user data to train #Grok without consent

TechCrunch

Elon Musk's X taken to court in Ireland for grabbing EU user data to train Grok without consent | TechCrunch

Elon Musk's X is being taken to court in Ireland for using Europeans' data to train AI models without asking for their consent.

#AI #Twitter #privacy #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

#DARPA suggests turning old #C #code automatically into #Rust – using #AI, of course

DARPA suggests turning legacy C code automatically into Rust

Who wants to make a TRACTOR pull request?

#cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#NIST releases #OpenSource platform for #AI safety testing

SC Media

NIST releases open-source platform for AI safety testing

Dioptra offers the ability to test a range of attack combinations on ML models in different scenarios.

#cybersecurity