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  • The Register: Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/10/judge_doge_opm_records/ Source: The Register Title: Judge cites big OPM records leaks from 2015 in DOGE slapdown Feedly Summary: Federal court blocks further data sharing, blasts lack of safeguards The US federal government’s HR department violated the law and bypassed its own cybersecurity safeguards by giving DOGE affiliates access to personnel records, a federal…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: AI Hallucination Cases

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/ai-hallucination-cases/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: AI Hallucination Cases Feedly Summary: AI Hallucination Cases Damien Charlotin maintains this database of cases around the world where a legal decision has been made that confirms hallucinated content from generative AI was presented by a lawyer. That’s an important distinction: this isn’t just cases where AI…

  • The Register: Meta’s still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/metas_still_violating_gdpr_rules/ Source: The Register Title: Meta’s still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb Feedly Summary: ‘Legitimate interest’ won’t wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck’s org claims activists want to ‘delay AI innovation’ There’s a Max Schrems-shaped object standing in the way of Meta’s plans…

  • Slashdot: Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit In US

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/22/2215255/shopify-must-face-data-privacy-lawsuit-in-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit In US Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses a significant legal ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing a data privacy class action against Shopify to proceed. This decision could impact how online platforms address…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claims Rejected by Judge

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/04/05/0323213/openais-motion-to-dismiss-copyright-claims-rejected-by-judge?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s Motion to Dismiss Copyright Claims Rejected by Judge Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The ongoing lawsuit filed by The New York Times against OpenAI raises significant issues regarding copyright infringement related to AI training datasets. The case underscores the complex intersection of AI technology, copyright…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI Says It’s "Over" If It Can’t Steal All Your Copyrighted Work

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    Source URL: https://futurism.com/openai-over-copyrighted-work Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI Says It’s "Over" If It Can’t Steal All Your Copyrighted Work Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses OpenAI’s plea for federal regulations on copyright and fair use to maintain competitiveness against China in the AI sector. OpenAI argues that limiting access…

  • Hacker News: Number of border searches of electronic devices increasing every year

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    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/issues/border-searches Source: Hacker News Title: Number of border searches of electronic devices increasing every year Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the increasing number of border searches for electronic devices and the implications for travelers’ digital privacy. It highlights concerns about the adequacy of legal protections afforded…

  • Hacker News: OpenAI declares AI race "over" if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use

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    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/openai-urges-trump-either-settle-ai-copyright-debate-or-lose-ai-race-to-china/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI declares AI race "over" if training on copyrighted works isn’t fair use Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses OpenAI’s anticipation of Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan aiming to clarify the copyright status of AI training data as fair use. It highlights…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Quoting Joanna Bryson

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/20/joanna-bryson/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Quoting Joanna Bryson Feedly Summary: There are contexts in which it is immoral to use generative AI. For example, if you are a judge responsible for grounding a decision in law, you cannot rest that on an approximation of previous cases unknown to you. You want an…

  • The Register: Lawyers face judge’s wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/attorneys_cite_cases_hallucinated_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Lawyers face judge’s wrath after AI cites made-up cases in fiery hoverboard lawsuit Feedly Summary: Talk about court red-handed Demonstrating yet again that uncritically trusting the output of generative AI is dangerous, attorneys involved in a product liability lawsuit have apologized to the presiding judge for submitting documents…