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  • Hacker News: CAPTCHAs: ‘a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service’

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    Source URL: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/a-2023-study-concluded-captchas-are-a-tracking-cookie-farm-for-profit-masquerading-as-a-security-service-that-made-us-spend-819-billion-hours-clicking-on-traffic-lights-to-generate-nearly-usd1-trillion-for-google/ Source: Hacker News Title: CAPTCHAs: ‘a tracking cookie farm for profit masquerading as a security service’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study from UC Irvine critically evaluates Google’s reCAPTCHA v2, highlighting its inefficacy in preventing bot traffic while raising significant privacy concerns. The findings indicate that reCAPTCHA…

  • Hacker News: Is the use of reCAPTCHA GDPR-compliant?

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    Source URL: https://dg-datenschutz.de/ist_die_verwendung_von_recaptcha_dsgvo_konform/ Source: Hacker News Title: Is the use of reCAPTCHA GDPR-compliant? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the implications of Google’s reCAPTCHA technology concerning GDPR compliance, emphasizing the challenges it presents in balancing user privacy with security measures against bots. It highlights the lack of legal grounds…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: ChatGPT Operator system prompt

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/26/chatgpt-operator-system-prompt/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Feedly Summary: ChatGPT Operator system prompt Johann Rehberger snagged a copy of the ChatGPT Operator system prompt. As usual, the system prompt doubles as better written documentation than any of the official sources. It asks users for confirmation a lot: ## Confirmations Ask…

  • Hacker News: Shifting Cyber Norms: Microsoft security POST-ing to you

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    Source URL: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/shifting-cyber-norms-microsoft-post/ Source: Hacker News Title: Shifting Cyber Norms: Microsoft security POST-ing to you Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing intrusion of email security scanners, particularly by Microsoft, which now not only performs GET requests but also executes JavaScript and sends POST requests on behalf of…

  • Cloud Blog: Bitly: Protecting users from malicious links with Web Risk

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/partners/bitly-ensuring-real-time-link-safety-with-web-risk-to-protect-people/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Bitly: Protecting users from malicious links with Web Risk Feedly Summary: Bitly’s partnership with Google Web Risk helps enhance Bitly’s ability to protect users and build trust as they generate millions of links and QR Codes daily.  Over the last decade, Bitly has solidified its reputation as a…