#UK MPs ignore concerned constituents questions about #FacialRecognition Technology
https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5476/uk-mps-ignore-concerned-constituents-questions-about-facial-recognition-technology
#privacy #politics
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#Fitness app #Strava is tightening third-party access to user data
#privacy #AI
Ars Technica
Fitness app Strava is tightening third-party access to user data
Training apps, AI use, and trend analysis seem to be off-limits in Strava's API.
PSA: You shouldn’t upload your medical images to #AI chatbots
#privacy #healthcare #chatbot
TechCrunch
PSA: You shouldn't upload your medical images to AI chatbots | TechCrunch
Security and privacy advocates have long warned that sensitive medical data can be used to train AI models, and can expose personal data down the l...
Explicit #deepfake scandal shuts down #Pennsylvania school
#privacy #AI #education
Ars Technica
Explicit deepfake scandal shuts down Pennsylvania school
Parents test if school leaders can be prosecuted over failure to report AI nudes.
#AI training software firm #iLearningEngines says it lost $250,000 in recent #cyberattack
#cybersecurity
TechCrunch
AI training software firm iLearningEngines says it lost $250,000 in recent cyberattack | TechCrunch
The US-based firm said hackers misdirected a $250,000 wire transfer payment that it hasn't been able to recover.
Fake #AI video generators infect #Windows, #macOS with infostealers
#cybersecurity #malware #infostealer
BleepingComputer
Fake AI video generators infect Windows, macOS with infostealers
Fake AI image and video generators infect Windows and macOS with the Lumma Stealer and AMOS information-stealing malware, used to steal credentials...
#X sues to block #California anti-deepfakes bill
#privacy #deepfake #Twitter #Musk #politics
TechCrunch
X sues to block California anti-deepfakes bill | TechCrunch
X has sued to block California law AB 2655, which requires large online platforms to remove or label AI deepfakes related to elections.
#Mullvad: Remaining #Paypal subscriptions are being canceled
#privacy #cybersecurity #VPN
Mullvad VPN
Remaining Paypal subscriptions are being canceled
All remaining PayPal subscriptions are being canceled by Mullvad. If you have a PayPal subscription you will get a notification email from PayPal.
#Claude #AI to process secret government data through new #Palantir deal
#privacy
Ars Technica
Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal
Critics worry Anthropic is endangering its "ethical" AI stance due to defense associations.
#Microsoft #Outlook now lets you create personalized #AI-powered themes
#privacy
TechCrunch
Microsoft Outlook now lets you create personalized AI-powered themes | TechCrunch
Outlook is getting a new features that will allow you to use generative AI to create themes based on your personal preferences.
Prompt Injection Defenses Against #LLM Cyberattacks
#cybersecurity #AI
Schneier on Security
Prompt Injection Defenses Against LLM Cyberattacks - Schneier on Security
Interesting research: “Hacking Back the AI-Hacker: Prompt Injection as a Defense Against LLM-driven Cyberattacks“: Large language model...
#Apple #iOS 18.2 public beta arrives with new #AI features, but some remain waitlisted
#privacy #AppleIntelligence
TechCrunch
Apple iOS 18.2 public beta arrives with new AI features, but some remain waitlisted | TechCrunch
Apple has released the AI-powered version of its latest mobile operating system, iOS 18.2, to its public beta users. The update includes new featur...
#Mozilla: Help us improve our alt text generation model
#FOSS #Firefox #accessibility #privacy #AI
Help us improve our alt text generation model | The Mozilla Blog
Image generated by DALL-E in response to a request for a photorealistic image of a fox standing in a grassy landscape. Firefox 130 introduces autom...
How Generative #AI Is flooding the web with deepfakes and disinformation
#deepfake #privacy
TechCrunch
How Generative AI Is flooding the web with deepfakes and disinformation | TechCrunch
As generative AI tools become more widely available – and become cheaper, or even free, to use – they’re being abused by an array of actors, ...
Don’t fall for #AI scams cloning cops’ voices, police warn
#privacy #deepfake
Ars Technica
Don’t fall for AI scams cloning cops’ voices, police warn
AI scammers impersonating cops sound “scary” and “real,” victim warned.
#Mullvad: Defense against #AI-guided Traffic Analysis (#DAITA) is now available on #Android
#VPN #privacy #cybersecurity
Mullvad VPN
Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis (DAITA) is now available on Android
Even if you have encrypted your traffic with a VPN, advanced traffic analysis is a growing threat against your privacy. Therefore, we have develope...
#Apple will pay security researchers up to $1 million to hack its private #AI cloud
#AppleIntelligence #cybersecurity #BugBounty
TechCrunch
Apple will pay security researchers up to $1 million to hack its private AI cloud | TechCrunch
Ahead of the debut of Apple's private AI cloud next week, dubbed Private Cloud Compute, the technology giant says it will pay security researc...
White House memo calls for agencies to protect #AI from foreign adversaries
#politics #cybersecurity
TechCrunch
White House memo calls for agencies to protect AI from foreign adversaries | TechCrunch
U.S. President Joe Biden has released a memorandum calling on defense and national security agencies to protect AI against foreign spying.
#RaspberryPi releases more #AI-focused add-ons
#FOSS #Linux
TechCrunch
Raspberry Pi releases more AI-focused add-ons | TechCrunch
The Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ comes in 13 and 26 tera-operations per second (TOPS) variants, retailing at $70 and $110 respectively.