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The Register: AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage

Oct 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/08/ai_bots_use_emotional_manipulation/ Source: The Register Title: AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage Feedly Summary: Researchers argue that this dark pattern poses a legal risk AI companion apps such as Character.ai and Replika commonly try to boost user engagement with emotional manipulation, a practice that academics characterize as a dark pattern.… AI…

AlgorithmWatch: Reality check and a special present: The Digital Services Act turns three.

Oct 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/reality-check-dsa-turns-three/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Reality check and a special present: The Digital Services Act turns three. Feedly Summary: Berlin, October 2, 2025. On October 4, 2025, the Digital Services Act (DSA) will celebrate its third anniversary. Although it is not perfect, AlgorithmWatch considers the DSA to be a landmark of digital regulation. Together…

AlgorithmWatch: Happy Birthday, Digital Services Act! – Time for a Reality Check

Oct 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/birthday-dsa-reality-check/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Happy Birthday, Digital Services Act! – Time for a Reality Check Feedly Summary: The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) celebrates its third birthday. This landmark digital regulation is meant to give a better understanding of how online services decide what users see, and more powers to challenge the companies. However,…

Slashdot: Did Microsoft Hide Key Data Flow Information In Plain Sight?

Sep 27, 2025

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Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/27/1819239/did-microsoft-hide-key-data-flow-information-in-plain-sight?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Did Microsoft Hide Key Data Flow Information In Plain Sight? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report reveals significant concerns regarding Microsoft’s management of policing data within its cloud infrastructure, particularly related to data sovereignty and the company’s lack of transparency about its international data flows.…

The Register: ‘Technical debt’ in police database built to respond to child murders causing a ‘failing service’

Sep 22, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/22/police_database_built_to_respond/ Source: The Register Title: ‘Technical debt’ in police database built to respond to child murders causing a ‘failing service’ Feedly Summary: Project rated at ‘Red’ risk as it struggles to move off obsolete Oracle tech and cloud transition stalls The risk rating of the UK’s crime intelligence database is being elevated to…

Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft Purview innovations for your Fabric data: Unify data security and governance for the AI era

Sep 16, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/16/microsoft-purview-innovations-for-your-fabric-data-unify-data-security-and-governance-for-the-ai-era/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft Purview innovations for your Fabric data: Unify data security and governance for the AI era Feedly Summary: The Microsoft Fabric and Purview teams are thrilled to participate in the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference Sept. 15-18, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. The event is Microsoft’s largest tech…

Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 8, 2025

Sep 16, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-258 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 8, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Adobe–Acrobat Reader Acrobat Reader versions 24.001.30254, 20.005.30774, 25.001.20672 and earlier are affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the…

The Register: Google lands £400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services

Sep 12, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/google_cloud_mod_contract/ Source: The Register Title: Google lands £400M MoD contract for secure UK cloud services Feedly Summary: Deal promises sovereign datacenters, AI, and cybersecurity to strengthen communication links with US The UK’s Ministry of Defence has signed a £400 million ($540 million) contract with Google sovereign cloud to support security and analytics workloads.……

Cisco Security Blog: Closing the Backdoor in TACACS+: Why Full-Session Encryption Matters More Than Ever

Sep 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://feedpress.me/link/23535/17134419/closing-the-backdoor-in-tacacs-why-full-session-encryption-matters-more-than-ever Source: Cisco Security Blog Title: Closing the Backdoor in TACACS+: Why Full-Session Encryption Matters More Than Ever Feedly Summary: Attackers exploited weak TACACS+ encryption to steal credentials and evade detection. Learn how Cisco ISE with TLS 1.3 and Duo MFA closes these backdoors. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses…

NCSC Feed: From bugs to bypasses: adapting vulnerability disclosure for AI safeguards

Sep 2, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/from-bugs-to-bypasses-adapting-vulnerability-disclosure-for-ai-safeguards Source: NCSC Feed Title: From bugs to bypasses: adapting vulnerability disclosure for AI safeguards Feedly Summary: Exploring how far cyber security approaches can help mitigate risks in generative AI systems AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text addresses the intersection of cybersecurity strategies and generative AI systems, highlighting how established cybersecurity…

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