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  • Slashdot: German Court Rules Meta Tracking Tech Violates EU Privacy Laws

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/07/10/2056216/german-court-rules-meta-tracking-tech-violates-eu-privacy-laws?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: German Court Rules Meta Tracking Tech Violates EU Privacy Laws Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent ruling by the Regional Court of Leipzig in Germany requires Meta to pay $5,900 to a Facebook user for data privacy violations linked to its tracking technologies. This decision…

  • Slashdot: Browser Extensions Turn Nearly 1 Million Browsers Into Website-Scraping Bots

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/2257245/browser-extensions-turn-nearly-1-million-browsers-into-website-scraping-bots?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Browser Extensions Turn Nearly 1 Million Browsers Into Website-Scraping Bots Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the alarming discovery of over 240 browser extensions that have exploited users’ browsers to scrape sensitive data without their consent. This incident highlights substantial privacy and security implications,…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI To Release AI Web Browser in Challenge To Chrome

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/09/1818249/openai-to-release-ai-web-browser-in-challenge-to-chrome?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI To Release AI Web Browser in Challenge To Chrome Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI is set to introduce an AI-driven web browser that aims to disrupt the dominance of Google Chrome, leveraging artificial intelligence to transform user experience and access to data. This development…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Enhancing Microsoft 365 security by eliminating high-privilege access 

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/07/08/enhancing-microsoft-365-security-by-eliminating-high-privilege-access/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Enhancing Microsoft 365 security by eliminating high-privilege access  Feedly Summary: ​In this blog you will hear directly from Microsoft’s Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Experiences and Devices, Naresh Kannan, about eliminating high-privileged access across all Microsoft 365 applications. This blog is part of an ongoing…

  • Slashdot: Unless Users Take Action, Android Will Let Gemini Access Third-Party Apps

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/08/1255232/unless-users-take-action-android-will-let-gemini-access-third-party-apps?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Unless Users Take Action, Android Will Let Gemini Access Third-Party Apps Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google’s modification to its Gemini AI engine allows it to interface with third-party applications, circumventing user privacy settings regarding app interactions. The adjustments raise concerns over data privacy, as user…

  • Slashdot: AI Note Takers Are Increasingly Outnumbering Humans in Workplace Video Calls

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/07/02/194224/ai-note-takers-are-increasingly-outnumbering-humans-in-workplace-video-calls Source: Slashdot Title: AI Note Takers Are Increasingly Outnumbering Humans in Workplace Video Calls Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The emergence of AI-powered note-taking apps as substitutes in workplace meetings introduces unique challenges in terms of legality and privacy. As these applications become prevalent, especially with popular platforms embedding…

  • New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default

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    Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/technology/cloudflare-ai-data.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: Cloudflare Introduces Blocking of A.I. Scrapers By Default Feedly Summary: The tech company’s customers can automatically block A.I. companies from exploiting their websites, it said, as it moves to protect original content online. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a tech…

  • Wired: Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/cloudflare-blocks-ai-crawlers-default/ Source: Wired Title: Cloudflare Is Blocking AI Crawlers by Default Feedly Summary: The age of the AI scraping free-for-all may be coming to an end. At least if Cloudflare gets its way. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cloudflare appears to be taking steps to address unchecked AI scraping activities, suggesting potential…

  • Slashdot: Denmark To Tackle Deepfakes By Giving People Copyright To Their Own Features

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/27/2050240/denmark-to-tackle-deepfakes-by-giving-people-copyright-to-their-own-features?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Denmark To Tackle Deepfakes By Giving People Copyright To Their Own Features Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Danish government is set to introduce a groundbreaking amendment to copyright law aimed at addressing the risks posed by AI-generated deepfakes. This legislation seeks to protect individuals’ rights…