Tag: Meredith Whittaker
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Hacker News: AI, Encryption, and the Sins of the 90s
Source URL: https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2024/keynote-meredith-whittaker/ Source: Hacker News Title: AI, Encryption, and the Sins of the 90s Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meredith Whittaker is a prominent figure in the tech industry, particularly in the fields of privacy and artificial intelligence. Her extensive experience across academia, government, and industry, along with her advisory…
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Hacker News: The sins of the 90s: Questioning a puzzling claim about mass surveillance
Source URL: https://blog.cr.yp.to/20241028-surveillance.html Source: Hacker News Title: The sins of the 90s: Questioning a puzzling claim about mass surveillance Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text critiques a talk by Meredith Whittaker regarding the implications of historical cryptographic export controls and their relationship to privacy and corporate surveillance. It argues against…
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Wired: Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/meredith-whittaker-signal/ Source: Wired Title: Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong Feedly Summary: On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It…