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  • Slashdot: Clearview Attempted To Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/20/1925212/clearview-attempted-to-buy-social-security-numbers-and-mugshots-for-its-database Source: Slashdot Title: Clearview Attempted To Buy Social Security Numbers and Mugshots for its Database Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the controversial practices of Clearview AI, a facial recognition company, that attempted to purchase extensive arrest records, potentially including sensitive personal information, to enhance its product…

  • Hacker News: EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and devices

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/eu-sends-apple-first-dma-interoperability-instructions-for-apps-and-connected-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Short Summary with Insight: The text discusses the European Union’s preliminary actions directed at Apple regarding compliance with interoperability mandates as set out in the Digital Markets Act (DMA).…

  • Hacker News: Amazon to kill off local Alexa processing, all voice requests shipped to cloud

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/17/amazon_kills_on_device_alexa/ Source: Hacker News Title: Amazon to kill off local Alexa processing, all voice requests shipped to cloud Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon’s decision to discontinue the local processing option for voice commands on Alexa has raised significant privacy concerns among users. This change, effective March 28, 2025,…

  • Slashdot: BlueSky Proposes ‘New Standard’ for When Scraping Data for AI Training

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    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/17/0434237/bluesky-proposes-new-standard-for-when-scraping-data-for-ai-training?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: BlueSky Proposes ‘New Standard’ for When Scraping Data for AI Training Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The article discusses Bluesky’s proposal for user data consent regarding scraping for generative AI training and archiving. This initiative signifies a potential shift in how user data privacy is managed…

  • Slashdot: Everything You Say To Your Echo Will Be Sent To Amazon Starting On March 28

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/03/14/2113257/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Everything You Say To Your Echo Will Be Sent To Amazon Starting On March 28 Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Amazon’s recent modification regarding the Alexa Echo devices prohibits users from processing voice requests locally, mandating cloud processing instead. This change appears to prioritize new generative…

  • The Register: Nextcloud puts out fire after data leak panic

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/nextcloud_data_leak_scare/ Source: The Register Title: Nextcloud puts out fire after data leak panic Feedly Summary: Community calls for off-by-default data sharing setting Open source software biz Nextcloud issued fixes to its software this week after bug hunters raised concerns about data collection.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nextcloud has addressed a critical…

  • Hacker News: Google’s Unannounced Update Scans All Your Photos

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    Source URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/02/28/google-starts-scanning-your-photos-without-any-warning/ Source: Hacker News Title: Google’s Unannounced Update Scans All Your Photos Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the controversy surrounding Google’s SafetyCore application, which was silently installed on Android devices and is capable of scanning user photos for sensitive content. It parallels similar concerns raised with…

  • The Register: Maybe cancel that ChatGPT therapy session – doesn’t respond well to tales of trauma

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/traumatic_content_chatgpt_anxious/ Source: The Register Title: Maybe cancel that ChatGPT therapy session – doesn’t respond well to tales of trauma Feedly Summary: Great, we’ve taken away computers’ ability to be accurate and given them anxiety If you think us meatbags are the only ones who get stressed and snappy when subjected to the horrors…