Tag: policy

  • Hacker News: OpenJDK Authorization

    Source URL: https://github.com/pfirmstone/jdk-with-authorization/blob/master/README.md Source: Hacker News Title: OpenJDK Authorization Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a community fork of OpenJDK focused on enhancing Authorization functionalities while maintaining performance and scalability. It emphasizes policies based on the principle of least privilege and the importance of auditing untrusted code, while simultaneously…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Preview: Gemini API Additional Terms of Service

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/19/preview-gemini/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Preview: Gemini API Additional Terms of Service Feedly Summary: Preview: Gemini API Additional Terms of Service Google sent out an email last week linking to this preview of upcoming changes to the Gemini API terms. Key paragraph from that email: To maintain a safe and responsible environment…

  • Cloud Blog: New ways to protect your sensitive data with Chrome Enterprise

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/chrome-enterprise/new-ways-to-protect-your-sensitive-data-with-chrome-enterprise/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: New ways to protect your sensitive data with Chrome Enterprise Feedly Summary: Protecting sensitive company data is no longer just a best practice—it’s business critical. In today’s world, data breaches can have serious consequences, from financial losses and reputational damage to legal repercussions and operational disruptions. That’s why…

  • The Register: Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/ilearningengines_bec_scam/ Source: The Register Title: Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account Feedly Summary: Fastidious attacker then tidied up email trail behind them A Maryland AI company has confirmed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it lost $250,000 to a misdirected wire payment.… AI Summary…

  • The Register: Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/facial_recognition_privacy_appeal_bunnings_australia/ Source: The Register Title: Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy Feedly Summary: Claims it was just spotting shoppers who threatened staff at Bluey’s favorite big box store Australian hardware chain Bunnings Warehouse will challenge a ruling by local regulators who found it violated shoppers’ privacy by checking…

  • The Register: LLNL’s El Capitan surpasses Frontier with 1.74 exaFLOPS performance

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/top500_el_capitan/ Source: The Register Title: LLNL’s El Capitan surpasses Frontier with 1.74 exaFLOPS performance Feedly Summary: Uncle Sam tops supercomputer charts, while China recides from public view SC24 Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s (LLNL) El Capitan system has ended Frontier’s 2.5-year reign as the number one ranked supercomputer on the Top500, setting a new…

  • The Register: NASA and Microsoft intro Earth Copilot to tame satellite data overload

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/16/microsoft_nasa_earth_copilot/ Source: The Register Title: NASA and Microsoft intro Earth Copilot to tame satellite data overload Feedly Summary: Proof of concept allows geospatial datasets to be conversationally queried Speculation over where Microsoft would take the Copilot brand next can now end thanks to the announcement of Earth Copilot in partnership with NASA.… AI…

  • Hacker News: FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

    Source URL: https://www.ft.com/content/62f361eb-ce52-47c1-9857-878cfe298d54 Source: Hacker News Title: FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) investigation into Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, highlighting potential anti-competitive behavior that may hinder customer migration to rival platforms. The investigation aligns with ongoing…

  • Hacker News: Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts

    Source URL: https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/24297442/bluesky-no-intention-train-generative-ai-posts Source: Hacker News Title: Bluesky says it won’t train AI on your posts Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Bluesky has publicly declared its commitment to not using user content for training generative AI tools, contrasting with competitors like X, who have updated terms allowing such practices. This distinction…

  • Schneier on Security: Good Essay on the History of Bad Password Policies

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/good-essay-on-the-history-of-bad-password-policies.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Good Essay on the History of Bad Password Policies Feedly Summary: Stuart Schechter makes some good points on the history of bad password policies: Morris and Thompson’s work brought much-needed data to highlight a problem that lots of people suspected was bad, but that had not been…