Tag: governments
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Hacker News: It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds
Source URL: https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/you-can-no-longer-base-your-government-and-society-on-us-clouds/ Source: Hacker News Title: It is no longer safe to move our governments and societies to US clouds Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text critiques the European dependence on American cloud services, emphasizing the risks associated with transferring data and governmental functions to the U.S. It questions…
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Hacker News: Google Is on the Wrong Side of History
Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/google-wrong-side-history Source: Hacker News Title: Google Is on the Wrong Side of History Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Google’s recent shift in its AI principles, particularly the removal of commitments regarding the ethical use of AI in military applications and surveillance. This pivot is raising concerns…
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The Register: We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/ai_activists_seek_ban_agi/ Source: The Register Title: We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists Feedly Summary: STOP AI warns of doomsday scenario, demands governments pull the plug on advanced models Feature On Saturday at the Silverstone Cafe in San Francisco, a smattering of activists gathered to discuss…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-new-ai-cybercrime-reports-underscore-need-security-best-practices/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: New AI, cybercrime reports underscore need for security best practices Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for February 2025. Stephanie Kiel, our head of cloud security policy, government affairs and public policy, discusses two parallel and important security conversations she had at…
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The Register: DeepSeek disappears from South Korean app stores over privacy concerns
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/18/south_korea_deepseek_ban/ Source: The Register Title: DeepSeek disappears from South Korean app stores over privacy concerns Feedly Summary: Nation also orders thousands of GPUs to advance local AI smarts South Korea suspends DeepSeek, which vows to return in better shape Nation also orders enough GPUs to train many more LLMs South Korea’s Personal Information…
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Slashdot: DeepSeek Removed from South Korea App Stores Pending Privacy Review
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/17/064219/deepseek-removed-from-south-korea-app-stores-pending-privacy-review?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: DeepSeek Removed from South Korea App Stores Pending Privacy Review Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant concerns surrounding the AI model DeepSeek’s data collection practices, particularly regarding user privacy and governmental responses to these concerns. This is especially relevant for professionals in privacy…
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The Register: Nearly 10 years after Data and Goliath, Bruce Schneier says: Privacy’s still screwed
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/15/interview_bruce_schneier/ Source: The Register Title: Nearly 10 years after Data and Goliath, Bruce Schneier says: Privacy’s still screwed Feedly Summary: ‘In 50 years, I think we’ll view these business practices like we view sweatshops today’ Interview It has been nearly a decade since famed cryptographer and privacy expert Bruce Schneier released the book…
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Hacker News: Wyden Releases Draft Bill to Secure Americans’ Communications
Source URL: https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-releases-draft-bill-to-secure-americans-communications-against-foreign-surveillance-demands Source: Hacker News Title: Wyden Releases Draft Bill to Secure Americans’ Communications Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Global Trust in American Online Services Act, introduced by Senator Ron Wyden, aims to amend the CLOUD Act and strengthen protections against foreign surveillance demands that compromise the security of…
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Schneier on Security: AI and Civil Service Purges
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/ai-and-civil-service-purges.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: AI and Civil Service Purges Feedly Summary: Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to reform is upending government operations. Critical functions have been halted, tens of thousands of federal staffers are being encouraged to resign, and congressional mandates are being disregarded. The next phase: The Department…