Tag: Consent
-
Slashdot: Google is Using AI Age Checks To Lock Down User Accounts
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/30/1731256/google-is-using-ai-age-checks-to-lock-down-user-accounts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google is Using AI Age Checks To Lock Down User Accounts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google is expanding its AI-driven age estimation technology to identify whether users in the US are under 18, which will have implications for compliance with age-related regulations. This initiative aims…
-
Microsoft Security Blog: Sploitlight: Analyzing a Spotlight-based macOS TCC vulnerability
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/07/28/sploitlight-analyzing-a-spotlight-based-macos-tcc-vulnerability/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Sploitlight: Analyzing a Spotlight-based macOS TCC vulnerability Feedly Summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence has discovered a macOS vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-31199, that could allow attackers to steal private data of files normally protected by Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC), including the ability to extract and leak sensitive information…
-
The Register: Report: Trae AI IDE quietly beams data to ByteDance, even with tracking turned off
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/28/bytedance_trae_telemetry/ Source: The Register Title: Report: Trae AI IDE quietly beams data to ByteDance, even with tracking turned off Feedly Summary: Investigators detail persistent background connections and file transmissions despite telemetry opt-out An analysis of data collection in the Trae AI-powered IDE from ByteDance shows extensive network activity, which continued even when telemetry…
-
The Register: AI data-suckers would have to ask permission first under new bill
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/ai_copyright_bill_floated/ Source: The Register Title: AI data-suckers would have to ask permission first under new bill Feedly Summary: If it passes, the law would redefine the boundaries of fair use A bipartisan pair of US Senators introduced a bill this week that would protect copyrighted content from being used for AI training without…
-
Schneier on Security: How Solid Protocol Restores Digital Agency
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/07/how-solid-protocol-restores-digital-agency.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: How Solid Protocol Restores Digital Agency Feedly Summary: The current state of digital identity is a mess. Your personal information is scattered across hundreds of locations: social media companies, IoT companies, government agencies, websites you have accounts on, and data brokers you’ve never heard of. These entities…
-
Slashdot: Brave Browser Blocks Microsoft Recall By Default
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/22/2033221/brave-browser-blocks-microsoft-recall-by-default?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Brave Browser Blocks Microsoft Recall By Default Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Brave Browser has taken proactive measures to block Microsoft’s Recall feature by default for users on Windows 11 and above, addressing significant privacy concerns associated with potential misuse. This decision aligns with Brave’s…
-
The Register: As companies race to add AI, terms of service changes are going to freak a lot of people out
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/18/llm_products_terms_of_service/ Source: The Register Title: As companies race to add AI, terms of service changes are going to freak a lot of people out Feedly Summary: WeTransfer added the magic words “machine learning" to its ToS and users reacted predictably Analysis WeTransfer this week denied claims it uses files uploaded to its ubiquitous…
-
Slashdot: Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/15/1457229/hugging-face-is-hosting-5000-nonconsensual-ai-models-of-real-people?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Hugging Face Is Hosting 5,000 Nonconsensual AI Models of Real People Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the transfer of over 5,000 AI image generation models to Hugging Face from Civitai, a platform that faced pressure from payment processors to ban certain models, particularly…
-
The Register: Tech to protect images against AI scrapers can be beaten, researchers show
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/11/defenses_against_ai_scrapers_beaten/ Source: The Register Title: Tech to protect images against AI scrapers can be beaten, researchers show Feedly Summary: Data poisoning, meet data detox ai-pocalypse Computer scientists say they’ve devised a way to remove image-based protection mechanisms developed to protect artists from unwanted use of their work for AI training.… AI Summary and…
-
Slashdot: Video Game Actors End 11-Month Strike With New AI Protections
Source URL: https://games.slashdot.org/story/25/07/10/2119204/video-game-actors-end-11-month-strike-with-new-ai-protections?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Video Game Actors End 11-Month Strike With New AI Protections Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides insights into recent developments in Hollywood regarding the rights of video game performers in relation to artificial intelligence. This includes new protections against the unauthorized use of digital…