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57 minutes ago

IDE extensions threaten the software supply chain

Researchers found that verified extensions in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, and IntelliJ IDEA can retain their checkmark after being modified, allowing malicious versions to maintain trusted status.
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#ransomware
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fromFuturism
2 days ago
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Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos

fromFuturism
2 days ago
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Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos

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fromExchangewire
6 hours ago
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Digest: Google Fined $314M; X Suffers Sharpest UK Audience Drop Among Top 25 Publishers

fromPCMAG
23 hours ago
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Google Ordered to Pay $314M in Class-Action Case Over Misuse of Android Data

fromExchangewire
6 hours ago
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Digest: Google Fined $314M; X Suffers Sharpest UK Audience Drop Among Top 25 Publishers

fromPCMAG
23 hours ago
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Google Ordered to Pay $314M in Class-Action Case Over Misuse of Android Data

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fromFast Company
6 hours ago
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How your data is collected and what you can do about it

Free apps often rely on data collection to sustain their business models.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
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States sue Trump administration for sharing health data with DHS

Twenty states are suing the Trump administration for sharing Medicaid data with DHS, violating privacy protections and impacting emergency medical care.
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fromHackernoon
2 years ago
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SquareX Reveals That Employees Are No Longer The Weakest Link, Browser AI Agents Are | HackerNoon

fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps | TechCrunch

fromIT Pro
5 hours ago
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Hackers are using PDFs to impersonate big brands like Microsoft and PayPal in a new threat campaign

fromHackernoon
2 years ago
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SquareX Reveals That Employees Are No Longer The Weakest Link, Browser AI Agents Are | HackerNoon

fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
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Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps | TechCrunch

fromIT Pro
5 hours ago
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Hackers are using PDFs to impersonate big brands like Microsoft and PayPal in a new threat campaign

fromDigiday
11 hours ago

Media Briefing: 'Cloudflare is locking the door': Publishers celebrate victory against AI bot crawlers

Cloudflare's new tool empowers publishers to effectively block AI crawlers at the click of a button, marking a significant victory in their battle against content theft.
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fromBloomberglaw
1 day ago

Healthline Media to Pay Record California Privacy Penalty (1)

Healthline Media LLC will pay $1.55 million in penalties for privacy violations under a pending settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The settlement is the largest for violations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The website publisher did not allow consumers to opt out of targeted advertising, and it shared data without proper protections.
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#privacy
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago
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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe and its trove of DNA data to a nonprofit led by its founder

fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago
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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe and its trove of DNA data to a nonprofit led by its founder

fromZDNET
1 day ago

How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why it greatly enhances your viewing experience)

These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use your data to identify your viewing preferences, enabling them to deliver highly targeted ads.
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fromHackernoon
2 years ago

Navigating Skew: Addressing Language & Domain Biases in Web Data | HackerNoon

The high-skewed language distribution of documents and queries leads to significant language bias in data and models, impacting the performance of information retrieval systems.
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#data-breaches
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fromAP News
1 day ago
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20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

fromAP News
1 day ago
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20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials

#data-breach
fromTechCrunch
20 hours ago
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India's Max Financial says hacker accessed customer data from its insurance unit | TechCrunch

fromFast Company
21 hours ago
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Qantas hit by 'significant' cyberattack, data breach of 6 million customers days after FBI warning to airlines

fromTechCrunch
20 hours ago
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India's Max Financial says hacker accessed customer data from its insurance unit | TechCrunch

fromFast Company
21 hours ago
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Qantas hit by 'significant' cyberattack, data breach of 6 million customers days after FBI warning to airlines

#apple
fromZDNET
1 day ago
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Last call: Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims end tomorrow - secure your payout ASAP

fromExchangewire
1 day ago
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Digest: Microsoft Faces Irish Class Action Over Ad Data Use; Netflix-NASA Deal Boosts Live Streaming Lineup; Apple Considers Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri - ExchangeWire.com

fromZDNET
1 day ago
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Last call: Apple's $95 million Siri settlement claims end tomorrow - secure your payout ASAP

fromExchangewire
1 day ago
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Digest: Microsoft Faces Irish Class Action Over Ad Data Use; Netflix-NASA Deal Boosts Live Streaming Lineup; Apple Considers Anthropic or OpenAI to Power Siri - ExchangeWire.com

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fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware

fromThe Hacker News
1 day ago
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U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware

fromReason.com
23 hours ago

Lawsuit Against Google for Accurately Reporting Negative Stories About Plaintiff Dismissed

In Garmon v. Google LLC, the court dismissed Trenton Garmon's claims regarding Google's alleged misuse of his identity under Alabama's Right of Publicity Statute. Garmon asserts that Google has used his identity without consent in a way that defames him and violates his privacy rights.
fromFortune
1 day ago

Your manager might be asking a robot whether or not they should fire you

"It's essential not to lose the 'people' in people management. While AI can support data-driven insights, it lacks context, empathy, and judgment."
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#banking
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fromTechCrunch
23 hours ago
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Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
23 hours ago
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Meta users say paying for Verified support has been useless in the face of mass bans | TechCrunch

fromThe Conversation
2 days ago

The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies

Free apps often collect extensive user data to generate revenue.
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fromSearch Engine Roundtable
2 days ago

Google AdSense Adds New Privacy Law & Opt-Out Mechanism

Google AdSense has introduced universal opt-out mechanisms and privacy controls to comply with new state laws regarding user data and ad targeting.
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fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago

Non-profit run by 23andMe co-founder gets court approval to buy the genetic testing company | CBC News

Anne Wojcicki's non-profit TTAM Research Institute will purchase the majority of 23andMe's assets for $305 million after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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fromZDNET
1 day ago
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Cloudflare declares war on AI crawlers - and the stakes couldn't be higher

fromZDNET
1 day ago
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Cloudflare declares war on AI crawlers - and the stakes couldn't be higher

fromHackernoon
11 months ago

Four Key Steps to Confidential Smart Contract Execution | HackerNoon

A TCSC can be well qualified for the role of decentralized vote manager in an e-voting system, ensuring confidentiality, neutrality, auditability, and accountability.
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fromIT Pro
2 days ago

British IT worker jailed for revenge attack on employer that caused a "ripple effect of disruption" for colleagues and customers

"Taj set out to get revenge on his employer following his suspension from work. He did so by targeting their IT system, which he had privileged access to. By doing this he created a ripple effect of disruption far beyond the shores of the UK."
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fromTheregister
1 day ago

Microsoft admits to Intune forgetfulness

The customizations of security baselines in Microsoft Intune may not be saved during updates, leading to manual reapplication after updating baseline policies.
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fromSecuritymagazine
2 days ago

Integrating Mass Notification with Video Surveillance in Airports

Many mass notification systems offer zoned paging, which allows for targeted information delivery to impacted areas. However, the unique advantage of combining video surveillance data with mass notification is the ability to tailor information to different groups of people.
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fromKqed
1 week ago

4 More States Caught Sharing Personal Health Data With Big Tech | KQED

After The Markup and CalMatters reported on Covered California's sharing of health data with LinkedIn, the exchange removed tracking tools that shared sensitive user data.
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fromTheregister
3 days ago

Your browser has ad tech's fingerprints all over it

Chrome's Incognito Mode offers a misleading sense of privacy while failing to truly protect users from tracking and data collection on the web.
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fromInfoWorld
3 days ago

Three steps to boost Amazon S3 data security

Audit identities with SSE-C privileges, remove inactive accounts and unnecessary privileges. This keeps sensitive data safe from unauthorized access and potential breaches.
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fromMedium
1 week ago

AI Legislation is Changing Fast-and Companies are Struggling to Catch Up

The fact that nearly 700 AI-related bills were introduced across 45 states in 2024 shows that privacy, fairness, and misinformation concerns are being taken seriously.
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