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

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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…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI’s New Social Video App Will Let You Deepfake Your Friends

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/30/2028215/openais-new-social-video-app-will-let-you-deepfake-your-friends?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI’s New Social Video App Will Let You Deepfake Your Friends Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI’s launch of the Sora app highlights the emergence of AI-generated content in social media, allowing users to create and manage deepfake-style videos. This development raises significant implications for privacy…

  • The Register: Tile trackers are a stalker’s dream, say Georgia Tech researchers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/30/tile_trackers_unencrypted_info/ Source: The Register Title: Tile trackers are a stalker’s dream, say Georgia Tech researchers Feedly Summary: Plaintext transmissions, fixed MAC addresses, rotating ‘unique’ IDs, and more, make abuse easy Tile Bluetooth trackers leak identifying data in plain text, giving stalkers an easy way to track victims despite Life360’s security promises, a group…

  • Wired: Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out

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    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-using-claude-chats-for-training-how-to-opt-out/ Source: Wired Title: Anthropic Will Use Claude Chats for Training Data. Here’s How to Opt Out Feedly Summary: Anthropic is starting to train its models on new Claude chats. If you’re using the bot and don’t want your chats used as training data, here’s how to opt out. AI Summary and Description:…

  • The Register: Your AI conversations are a secret new treasure trove for marketers

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/profound_browser_extension_privacy_concern/ Source: The Register Title: Your AI conversations are a secret new treasure trove for marketers Feedly Summary: And they may not be seeking proper consent ai-pocalypse Profound is a startup that promises to help companies understand how they appear in AI responses to customer queries. But one expert in the field thinks…

  • Slashdot: Microsoft Will Let Copilot Take Control of Your Browser, Navigate Tabs and Complete Tasks As You Watch

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/24/141223/microsoft-will-let-copilot-take-control-of-your-browser-navigate-tabs-and-complete-tasks-as-you-watch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft Will Let Copilot Take Control of Your Browser, Navigate Tabs and Complete Tasks As You Watch Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft is redefining its Edge browser by integrating AI capabilities through Copilot, enabling a more intuitive and automated browsing experience. This transformation raises important…

  • Slashdot: LinkedIn Set To Start To Train Its AI on Member Profiles

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/22/2118229/linkedin-set-to-start-to-train-its-ai-on-member-profiles Source: Slashdot Title: LinkedIn Set To Start To Train Its AI on Member Profiles Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: LinkedIn’s announcement regarding the use of member profiles, posts, and public activity to train its AI models raises significant privacy and compliance concerns. The default opt-in mechanism for data collection…

  • The Register: France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy

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    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…

  • Schneier on Security: Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks Against LLM Assistants

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    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,…