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The Register: Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL

Jan 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/german_router_maker_avm_lgpl/ Source: The Register Title: Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL Feedly Summary: On the Fritz: German router maker AVM declines to appeal in device rights case after coughing up source code Sebastian Steck, a software developer based in Germany, has obtained the source code and library installation scripts for…

The Register: Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content

Jan 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/meta_libgen_allegation/ Source: The Register Title: Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content Feedly Summary: Did Zuck’s definition of ‘free expression’ just get even broader? Meta allegedly downloaded material from an online source that’s been sued for breaching copyright, because it wanted the material to train its…

Slashdot: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked To Spy On Your Location

Jan 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/10/0056202/see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked To Spy On Your Location Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report highlights a significant privacy concern involving popular apps that are being exploited to harvest sensitive location data through the advertising ecosystem. This data, which is aggregated by rogue…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends

Jan 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends Feedly Summary: The Oxide and Friends podcast has an annual tradition of asking guests to share their predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years. Here’s 2022, 2023 and 2024. This…

Hacker News: Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

Jan 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/gravy-location-data-app-leak-rtb/ Source: Hacker News Title: Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text exposes a significant privacy issue where popular applications are exploited to harvest sensitive location data through advertising networks without user or developer consent. The…

Hacker News: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location

Jan 10, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.404media.co/candy-crush-tinder-myfitnesspal-see-the-thousands-of-apps-hijacked-to-spy-on-your-location/ Source: Hacker News Title: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses the alarming exploitation of popular mobile apps by rogue advertisers who harvest sensitive location data without user or developer consent. It highlights how this data…

Slashdot: OpenAI Cuts Off Engineer Who Created ChatGPT-Powered Robotic Sentry Rifle

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/01/09/2126201/openai-cuts-off-engineer-who-created-chatgpt-powered-robotic-sentry-rifle?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Cuts Off Engineer Who Created ChatGPT-Powered Robotic Sentry Rifle Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a concerning intersection of AI and security, focusing on the misuse of OpenAI’s technology to create a dangerous automated weapon. It underscores the ethical and regulatory challenges within…

Wired: Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/new-documents-unredacted-meta-copyright-ai-lawsuit/ Source: Wired Title: Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal Feedly Summary: One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta has faced a significant legal setback regarding its training practices for…

Slashdot: Mark Zuckerberg Gave Meta’s Llama Team the OK To Train On Copyright Works, Filing Claims

Jan 9, 2025

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Kurt Seifried

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/09/2116231/mark-zuckerberg-gave-metas-llama-team-the-ok-to-train-on-copyright-works-filing-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mark Zuckerberg Gave Meta’s Llama Team the OK To Train On Copyright Works, Filing Claims Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The ongoing legal case of Kadrey v. Meta centers around allegations that Meta, under the direction of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, improperly used pirated materials for training…

Wired: Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/texas-social-media-investigation-children-privacy/ Source: Wired Title: Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe Feedly Summary: Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading an…

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