Tag: user consent
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The Register: France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/france_google_shein_cookie_fines/ Source: The Register Title: France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy Feedly Summary: Web giant and Chinese e-tailer whacked for dropping trackers without permission France’s data protection authority levied massive fines against Google and SHEIN for dropping cookies on customers without securing their permission, and also…
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Schneier on Security: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/indirect-prompt-injection-attacks-against-llm-assistants.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants Feedly Summary: Really good research on practical attacks against LLM agents. “Invitation Is All You Need! Promptware Attacks Against LLM-Powered Assistants in Production Are Practical and Dangerous” Abstract: The growing integration of LLMs into applications has introduced new security risks,…
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Bulletins: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 25, 2025
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/bulletins/sb25-245 Source: Bulletins Title: Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 25, 2025 Feedly Summary: High Vulnerabilities PrimaryVendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info 1000projects–Online Project Report Submission and Evaluation System A vulnerability has been found in 1000projects Online Project Report Submission and Evaluation System 1.0. This issue affects some unknown…
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The Register: Five years – that’s how long Anthropic will store Claude chats unless you opt out
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/28/anthropic_five_year_data_retention/ Source: The Register Title: Five years – that’s how long Anthropic will store Claude chats unless you opt out Feedly Summary: My brain hurts a lot Claude creator Anthropic has given customers using its Free, Pro, and Max plans one month to prevent the engine from storing their chats for five years…
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Slashdot: Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts
Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/28/1643241/anthropic-will-start-training-its-ai-models-on-chat-transcripts?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Anthropic Will Start Training Its AI Models on Chat Transcripts Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Anthropic has announced a new policy regarding the use of user data for training its AI models, which now includes chat transcripts and coding sessions. Users must choose to opt out…
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The Register: Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/freevpn_privacy_research/ Source: The Register Title: Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension Feedly Summary: Researcher claims extension didn’t start out by exfiltrating info… while dev says its actions are ‘compliant’ Security boffins at Koi Security have warned of a shift in behavior of a popular Chrome VPN extension, FreeVPN.One, which recently…
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The Register: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/otter_ml_privacy_lawsuit/ Source: The Register Title: In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices Feedly Summary: Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not Voice transcription service Otter.ai has found itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit that claims it trains its…
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Slashdot: Google’s Gemini AI Will Get More Personalized By Remembering Details Automatically
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/08/13/2143233/googles-gemini-ai-will-get-more-personalized-by-remembering-details-automatically?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Google’s Gemini AI Will Get More Personalized By Remembering Details Automatically Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Google is enhancing its Gemini AI chatbot with a new update that allows it to automatically remember user preferences and past conversations, streamlining personalization without prompts. This includes a feature…
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The Register: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/ Source: The Register Title: Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK Feedly Summary: Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back Meta’s enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans…
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Wired: A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/poisoned-document-could-leak-secret-data-chatgpt/ Source: Wired Title: A Single Poisoned Document Could Leak ‘Secret’ Data Via ChatGPT Feedly Summary: Security researchers found a weakness in OpenAI’s Connectors, which let you hook up ChatGPT to other services, that allowed them to extract data from a Google Drive without any user interaction. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…