#user-privacy

#user-privacy

Fitify exposed 373K files including 138K progress photos through unsecured Google cloud storage.

Whether sharing your name and address for food deliveries, or phone numbers when making a booking at a barber shop, there is no guarantee that businesses are keeping crucial information safe and secure, said Sarunas Sereika, product manager at Surfshark, which carried out the research.

Citizen has launched a 'NYC Public Safety' account to alert three million users about emergencies, crimes, and safety tips, targeting notifications by neighborhood.

The technique used to achieve this was truly innovative, and akin to malware behaviour. It exploited protocols to break the isolation between apps and browsers, a fundamental security concept meant to protect users.

"Obviously, you don't want to spend too much on this solution, and it can be expensive because the model itself is pretty expensive, but at the same, you don't want to make that number too small, because like in some in a lot of ways, I think every dollar into this system, you know, is like more than one dollar out."

The federal judge has granted the New York Times and its co-plaintiffs access to OpenAI's user archives, including deleted materials, amid a copyright infringement lawsuit.

IVPN offers an impressive level of user privacy, standing out in comparison to established services like NordVPN, while matching great speeds with Mullvad VPN.

We've heard it all - X is turning into a right-wing echo chamber, Bluesky is a liberal bubble, and so on. But a glitch on Threads has turned these concerns into a reality: everyone is saying the same exact thing over and over again.

Mastodon updated its terms to prohibit the use of user content for AI training, emphasizing user data protection against large language models.

Adaptive Ads bridge the gap between the relevant of host read ads and the scalability of programmatic ads. They feel topical without invading user privacy.

Decentralised means no single ruler, and federated means they still talk to each other.

The introduction of Meta AI to WhatsApp has sparked significant panic and anger among users who feel forced to accept this unwanted feature without consent.

The features available in CSS allow attackers and spammers to track users' actions and preferences, even though several features related to dynamic content are restricted in email clients.

Oh, hell no! The beauty of this platform was the NOT sharing of information. Especially gen AI. Don't you cave now.

For more than 30 years, the browser gave you access to the web, but it has never been able to get stuff done for you. Now it can. This is different from anything we've seen or shipped so far. The Browser Operator we're presenting today marks the first step towards shifting the role of the browser from a display engine to an application that is agentic and performs tasks for its users.