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  • Slashdot: Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/29/2116246/meta-changes-teen-ai-chatbot-responses-as-senate-begins-probe-into-romantic-conversations Source: Slashdot Title: Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta is instituting temporary limitations on its AI chatbots for teenage users to safeguard them from engaging in inappropriate conversations. The adjustments aim to redirect conversations away from…

  • The Register: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/ Source: The Register Title: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back Meta’s enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans…

  • 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: Facebook Is Asking To Use Meta AI On Photos In Your Camera Roll You Haven’t Yet Shared

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/27/1954211/facebook-is-asking-to-use-meta-ai-on-photos-in-your-camera-roll-you-havent-yet-shared?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Facebook Is Asking To Use Meta AI On Photos In Your Camera Roll You Haven’t Yet Shared Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Facebook’s new feature that prompts users to upload photos from their camera roll to Meta’s servers for AI-driven suggestions. With this…

  • Schneier on Security: What LLMs Know About Their Users

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/06/what-llms-know-about-their-users.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: What LLMs Know About Their Users Feedly Summary: Simon Willison talks about ChatGPT’s new memory dossier feature. In his explanation, he illustrates how much the LLM—and the company—knows about its users. It’s a big quote, but I want you to read it all. Here’s a prompt you…