Tag: Apple
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Hacker News: Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18
Source URL: https://boehs.org/node/homomorphic-encryption Source: Hacker News Title: Homomorphic Encryption in iOS 18 Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of Apple’s use of homomorphic encryption to protect user privacy while enhancing the search functionality in the Photos app. It contrasts conventional encryption methods with homomorphic encryption, emphasizing…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Analyzing CVE-2024-44243, a macOS System Integrity Protection bypass through kernel extensions
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/01/13/analyzing-cve-2024-44243-a-macos-system-integrity-protection-bypass-through-kernel-extensions/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Analyzing CVE-2024-44243, a macOS System Integrity Protection bypass through kernel extensions Feedly Summary: Microsoft discovered a macOS vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) by loading third party kernel extensions, which could lead to serious consequences, such as allowing attackers to install rootkits, create persistent…
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Hacker News: Right to Root Access
Source URL: https://medhir.com/blog/right-to-root-access Source: Hacker News Title: Right to Root Access Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the need for consumer rights regarding root access and software installation on owned devices, arguing that current restrictions by manufacturers limit consumer control and choice. It emphasizes the implications for sustainability, free…
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Hacker News: FurtherAI (YC W24) Is Hiring Across Research, Engineering, and Design
Source URL: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/furtherai/jobs Source: Hacker News Title: FurtherAI (YC W24) Is Hiring Across Research, Engineering, and Design Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: FurtherAI is developing AI Teammates to enhance efficiency within insurance workflows by automating tasks like processing unstructured documents and data entry. The project’s goal is to create AI systems…
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Hacker News: Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change
Source URL: https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/biggest-privacy-erosion-in-10-years-on-googles-policy-change-towards-fingerprinting/ Source: Hacker News Title: Biggest Privacy Erosion in 10 Years? On Google’s Policy Change Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Short Summary with Insight: The text provides a critical analysis of Google’s impending policy changes regarding device fingerprinting for advertising, raising significant concerns about the erosion of internet privacy standards…
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Simon Willison’s Weblog: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends
Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends Feedly Summary: The Oxide and Friends podcast has an annual tradition of asking guests to share their predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years. Here’s 2022, 2023 and 2024. This…
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Hacker News: Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit
Source URL: https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/01/08/apple-new-artificial-intelligence-rewords-scam-messages-look-legitimate/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple’s new AI feature rewords scam messages to make them look more legit Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Apple’s AI features that rephrase and prioritize notifications, highlighting concerns that these functionalities may inadvertently enhance the likelihood of users falling prey to…
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Hacker News: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-prolific-voice-phishing-crew/ Source: Hacker News Title: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text delves into the disturbing and sophisticated tactics utilized by voice phishing gangs, primarily focusing on a group known as “Crypto Chameleon.” It highlights how these criminals…
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Krebs on Security: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-prolific-voice-phishing-crew/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew Feedly Summary: Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out unbidden to users this way. However, new details about the internal operations…
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The Register: Apple shrugs off BBC complaint with promise to ‘further clarify’ AI content
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/apple_responds_bbc_complaint/ Source: The Register Title: Apple shrugs off BBC complaint with promise to ‘further clarify’ AI content Feedly Summary: It’s down to users to do the fact-checking themselves Apple plans to update an AI feature that produced an alarmingly incorrect summary of a BBC news story.… AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The…