The New Oil 1 year ago

#Anthropic publicly releases #AI tool that can take over the user’s mouse cursor

Ars Technica

Anthropic publicly releases AI tool that can take over the user’s mouse cursor

Anthropic is one of the first to go beyond just screen vision.

#cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in #AI models

Ars Technica

ByteDance intern fired for planting malicious code in AI models

Sabotage supposedly cost tens of millions, but TikTok owner ByteDance denies it.

#cybersecurity #TikTok

The New Oil 1 year ago

Cheap #AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording

Ars Technica

Cheap AI “video scraping” can now extract data from any screen recording

Researcher feeds screen recordings into Gemini to extract accurate information with ease.

#Gemini #privacy #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in #HongKong #AI #scam

Ars Technica

Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam

Scammers used AI deepfake tools to create fake online personas, tricking victims in video calls.

#privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

Startup can identify #deepfake video in real time

Ars Technica

Startup can identify deepfake video in real time

Reality Defender says it has a solution for AI-generated video scams.

#AI #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

Chinese Scientists Report Using #QuantumComputer to Hack Military-grade #Encryption

The Quantum Insider

Chinese Scientists Report Using Quantum Computer to Hack Military-grade Encryption

Chinese researchers, using a D-Wave device, claim to have executed the first successful quantum attack on widely used encryption algorithms.

#cybersecurity #China #QuantumComputing

The New Oil 1 year ago

#NationalPublicData, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy

TechCrunch

National Public Data, the hacked data broker that lost millions of Social Security numbers and more, files for bankruptcy | TechCrunch

The data broker who lost one of the biggest databases of Social Security numbers in a data breach earlier this year, files for bankruptcy protection.

#NPD #DataBreach #privacy #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

#PigButchering Scams Are Going High Tech

WIRED

Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech

Scammers in Southeast Asia are increasingly turning to AI, deepfakes, and dangerous malware in a way that makes their pig butchering operations eve...

#scam #AI #deepfake #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

Insecure #Deebot robot vacuums collect photos and audio to train #AI

Insecure Deebot robot vacuums collect photos and audio to train AI

The ABC has found critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Ecovacs devices.

#RoboVac #RobotVacuum #IoT #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Meta faces data retention limits on its #EU ad business after top court ruling

TechCrunch

Meta faces data retention limits on its EU ad business after top court ruling | TechCrunch

The European Union's top court has sided with a privacy challenge to Meta's data retention policies. It ruled on Friday that social netwo...

#privacy #advertising

The New Oil 1 year ago

A Single Cloud Compromise Can Feed an Army of #AI Sex Bots

A Single Cloud Compromise Can Feed an Army of AI Sex Bots – Krebs on Security

#nsfw #cybersecurity

The New Oil 1 year ago

Hey, #UK! Here’s how to ‘opt out’ of #Meta using your #Facebook and #Instagram data to train its #AI

TechCrunch

Hey, UK! Here's how to 'opt out' of Meta using your Facebook and Instagram data to train its AI | TechCrunch

Meta has started notifying UK Facebook and Instagram users of its AI data-hoovering efforts -- here's how you can 'opt out.'

#privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Meta confirms it may train its #AI on any image you ask #RayBan Meta AI to analyze

TechCrunch

Meta confirms it may train its AI on any image you ask Ray-Ban Meta AI to analyze | TechCrunch

We recently asked Meta if it trains AI on photos and videos that users take on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company originally didn't h...

#privacy #surveillance

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Paris police chief backs keeping #AI #surveillance in place post-#Olympics

RFI

Paris police chief backs keeping AI surveillance in place post-Olympics

The head of the Paris police, Laurent Nuñez, has said he is in favour of extending the use of controversial AI-powered video surveillance trialled...

#privacy #politics

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Meta won’t say whether it trains #AI on smart glasses photos

TechCrunch

Meta won't say whether it trains AI on smart glasses photos | TechCrunch

Update: Meta responded to TechCrunch with more information about when it trains AI on Ray-Ban Meta photos, and when it doesn't. You can read a...

#RayBans #privacy #Facebook

The New Oil 1 year ago

#RaspberryPi launches camera module for vision-based #AI applications

TechCrunch

Raspberry Pi launches camera module for vision-based AI applications | TechCrunch

Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and

#FOSS #privacy

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Microsoft details security/#privacy overhaul for #Windows #Recall ahead of relaunch

Ars Technica

Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch

Recall nearly launched as a scraper that stored all its data in plaintext.

#cybersecurity #AI #WindowsRecall

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Mozilla hit with #privacy complaint in #EU over #Firefox tracking tech

TechCrunch

Mozilla hit with privacy complaint in EU over Firefox tracking tech | TechCrunch

Mozilla, the nonprofit that develops the Firefox web browser, has been hit with a complaint by European Union privacy rights group noyb, which accu...

The New Oil 1 year ago

Cybercriminals deploy #AI-written #malware in targeted attacks

BleepingComputer

Hackers deploy AI-written malware in targeted attacks

While cybercriminals have used generative AI technology to create convincing emails, government agencies have warned about the potential abuse of A...

#cybersecurity #France

The New Oil 1 year ago

#Privacy Service #Optery Faces Backlash After Plan to Send #OpenAI User Data

404 Media

Privacy Service Optery Faces Backlash After Plan to Send OpenAI User Data

Optery initially planned to send users' data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.

#DataRemoval #AI