Oracle CEO Safra Catz unpacks TikTok data security, generative AI's promise, and tech diversity
On hosting TikTok data for the US, Catz says rigorous vetting keeps things safe
TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations
"There is no question: the Act will force a shutdown of TikTok"
Economic desperation drives 500,000 Argentinians to Sam Altman's Worldcoin crypto project
Would you trade your biometric data for $50 of crypto?
Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002
All operating systems except Android are vulnerable, and the only foolproof mitigation is Linux-only
Amazon S3 bucket with placeholder-like name leads to $1,300 in charges
Facepalm: Amazon S3 buckets, part of the Amazon Web Services infrastructure, are great for storing and managing huge amounts of data at scale, but they can also become a financial and security risk if used with poor default configurations.
FCC slaps top telecom companies with $200 million in fines for selling user location data
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint continued to sell data even after warnings
FTC distributes $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers from privacy settlement
The commission is distributing over 117,000 PayPal payments to eligible Ring owners
Nearly all Chinese keyboard apps have encryption flaws, exposing millions of users to keylogging
iOS and Huawei apps found to be safe, but others could allow passive snooping
US TikTok ban could begin next year as Biden signs law, but legal battle looms
Biden re-election campaign to continue using TikTok, as the ban wouldn't take effect until after the election
The DiskMantler can take apart a hard drive in as little as 8 seconds by vigorously shaking it
Once the disassembly process is complete, it spits out the usable components
Opera starts offering local access to LLMs and AI chatbots
The first web browser to provide a local, privacy-enhanced AI experience?
Google to delete billions of Incognito mode browsing records as part of lawsuit settlement
Incognito mode gets a reality check in multi-billion dollar privacy cleanup
Police are using GPS tracking darts to tag fleeing vehicles and avoid dangerous pursuits
From the screens of Hollywood to a street near you
Tag, you're it: Police departments across the country are exploring safer alternatives to risky car chases, drawing inspiration from technology commonly depicted in spy movies to achieve their objectives.
Steve Wozniak says TikTok ban is governmental hypocrisy
The Apple co-founder is a fan of TikTok's dog rescue videos
Airbnb bans indoor security cameras from rentals
Hosts can still monitor noise levels to prevent house party situations
Biden backs bill that could kill TikTok in the US, TikTok fights back
"If they pass it, I'll sign it"
Researchers prove they can exploit chatbots to spread AI worms
Hackers could deploy the worms in plain text emails or hidden in images
In context: Big Tech continues to recklessly shovel billions of dollars into bringing AI assistants to consumers. Microsoft's Copilot, Google's Bard, Amazon's Alexa, and Meta's Chatbot already have generative AI engines. Apple is one of the few that seems to be taking its time upgrading Siri to an LLM and hopes to compete with an LLM that runs locally rather than in the cloud.
Tumblr and WordPress blogs will be exploited for AI model training
Automattic is striking an AI-focused deal, but may have already abused some private content
Facial recognition software discovered in college campus vending machines
Manufacturer offers biometric-based analytics services to advertisers
Avast fined $16.5 million by FTC for selling user browsing data to advertisers
Avast harvested customers' data while promising them privacy
Beware: AI girlfriends are little more than data-harvesting nightmares
Your digital date is a devil in disguise
Real-time, AI monitoring at work: Major brands are snooping on employee conversations
Be "Aware" of what you post to Teams or Slack
Denmark authorities want schools to stop sending student data to Google
Mountain View's ability to exfiltrate data through Chromebooks and other services will be hindered