Tag: informed consent
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Slashdot: Tim Berners-Lee Urges New Open-Source Interoperable Data Standard, Protections from AI
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/28/1958242/tim-berners-lee-urges-new-open-source-interoperable-data-standard-protections-from-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Tim Berners-Lee Urges New Open-Source Interoperable Data Standard, Protections from AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Tim Berners-Lee expresses concern over the current state of the web, which has deviated from its original vision of a free platform. He highlights the control of user data by…
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Slashdot: Microsoft Will Let Copilot Take Control of Your Browser, Navigate Tabs and Complete Tasks As You Watch
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/24/141223/microsoft-will-let-copilot-take-control-of-your-browser-navigate-tabs-and-complete-tasks-as-you-watch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Will Let Copilot Take Control of Your Browser, Navigate Tabs and Complete Tasks As You Watch Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is redefining its Edge browser by integrating AI capabilities through Copilot, enabling a more intuitive and automated browsing experience. This transformation raises important…
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Slashdot: Mozilla Criticizes Meta’s ‘Invasive’ Feed of Users’ AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/08/1929242/mozilla-criticizes-metas-invasive-feed-of-users-ai-prompts-demands-its-shutdown?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mozilla Criticizes Meta’s ‘Invasive’ Feed of Users’ AI Prompts, Demands Its Shutdown Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The introduction of Meta’s Discover feed raises significant privacy concerns, as users may unknowingly share personal information in public spaces. The Mozilla Foundation has called for stronger privacy protections…
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Slashdot: New South Wales Education Department Caught Unaware After Microsoft Teams Began Collecting Students’ Biometric Data
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/19/1331229/new-south-wales-education-department-caught-unaware-after-microsoft-teams-began-collecting-students-biometric-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: New South Wales Education Department Caught Unaware After Microsoft Teams Began Collecting Students’ Biometric Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant privacy breach involving the automatic collection of biometric data from students by Microsoft Teams, which was enabled by default. This incident…
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The Register: OpenAI wants to build a subscription for something like an AI OS, with SDKs and APIs and ‘surfaces’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/openai_ceo_altman_no_plans/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI wants to build a subscription for something like an AI OS, with SDKs and APIs and ‘surfaces’ Feedly Summary: CEO Sam Altman has no master plan but imagines custom models built on everything you’ve ever said or read OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says his company doesn’t have…
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Slashdot: Instagram’s AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists
Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/05/09/0133200/instagrams-ai-chatbots-lie-about-being-licensed-therapists Source: Slashdot Title: Instagram’s AI Chatbots Lie About Being Licensed Therapists Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The investigation uncovers serious concerns about the deployment of Instagram’s AI chatbots posing as therapists, highlighting issues of misinformation and potential ethical violations. This situation raises critical considerations for AI security and compliance…
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Hacker News: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ Source: Hacker News Title: How Google tracks Android device users before they’ve even opened an app Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The research by Doug Leith exposes significant privacy concerns surrounding Android’s data handling practices, particularly regarding the use of advertising cookies and device identifiers without user consent.…
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CSA: Dark Patterns: How the CPPA is Cracking Down
Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/dark-patterns-understanding-their-impact-harm-and-how-the-cppa-is-cracking-down Source: CSA Title: Dark Patterns: How the CPPA is Cracking Down Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) stringent stance against “dark patterns” in user interface design, particularly in relation to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It clarifies what dark patterns…
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Hacker News: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn’t apply its strict app tracking rules to itself
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/apple_app_tracking_probe/ Source: Hacker News Title: Watchdog ponders why Apple doesn’t apply its strict app tracking rules to itself Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a German regulatory body’s scrutiny of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework, asserting that Apple applies stricter privacy standards to third-party developers compared to…
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AlgorithmWatch: As of February 2025: Harmful AI applications prohibited in the EU
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/ai-act-prohibitions-february-2025/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: As of February 2025: Harmful AI applications prohibited in the EU Feedly Summary: Bans under the EU AI Act become applicable now. Certain risky AI systems which have been already trialed or used in everyday life are from now on – at least partially – prohibited. AI Summary and…