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  • The Register: Your AI conversations are a secret new treasure trove for marketers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/profound_browser_extension_privacy_concern/ Source: The Register Title: Your AI conversations are a secret new treasure trove for marketers Feedly Summary: And they may not be seeking proper consent ai-pocalypse Profound is a startup that promises to help companies understand how they appear in AI responses to customer queries. But one expert in the field thinks…

  • Slashdot: Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/217243/vivaldi-browser-doubles-down-on-gen-ai-ban Source: Slashdot Title: Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner emphasizes the company’s stance against integrating generative AI into its browser, arguing that such technologies can dehumanize the web, detract from content creators, and prioritize user data collection…

  • Slashdot: Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/04/1459240/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives-cloudflare-says?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Perplexity is Using Stealth, Undeclared Crawlers To Evade Website No-Crawl Directives, Cloudflare Says Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights ethical concerns regarding the web crawling practices of the AI startup Perplexity. By using undetected methods to bypass website restrictions on automated access, this behavior…

  • 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: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/07/05/1935203/microsoft-open-sources-copilot-chat-for-vs-code-on-github Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Open Sources Copilot Chat for VS Code on GitHub Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has open-sourced the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code, allowing developers to access its internal workings, including data handling and telemetry. This transparency is significant for security, as it…

  • Anton on Security – Medium: Output-driven SIEM — 13 years later

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    Source URL: https://medium.com/anton-on-security/output-driven-siem-13-years-later-c549370abf11?source=rss—-8e8c3ed26c4c—4 Source: Anton on Security – Medium Title: Output-driven SIEM — 13 years later Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the evolution and relevance of output-driven Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) over 13 years, highlighting its necessity in effectively managing security data. The author emphasizes that effective logging and…

  • Slashdot: Google Will Pay $1.4 Billion to Texas to Settle Claims It Collected User Data Without Permission

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/10/0430217/google-will-pay-14-billion-to-texas-to-settle-claims-it-collected-user-data-without-permission?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google Will Pay $1.4 Billion to Texas to Settle Claims It Collected User Data Without Permission Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The settlement between Google and the state of Texas addresses significant privacy violations related to data collection practices. This event underscores the ongoing scrutiny tech…

  • Slashdot: ‘Read the Manual’: Misconfigured Google Analytics Led to a Data Breach Affecting 4.7M

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/26/2042230/read-the-manual-misconfigured-google-analytics-led-to-a-data-breach-affecting-47m Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Read the Manual’: Misconfigured Google Analytics Led to a Data Breach Affecting 4.7M Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a security incident involving the unintentional sharing of personal health information of Blue Shield California subscribers due to a misconfiguration between Google Analytics and Google…