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People-Search Site Removal Services Largely Ineffective

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privacy, reports, searches, Security technology, Uncategorized

Consumer Reports has a new study of people-search site removal services, concluding that they don’t really work: As a whole, people-search removal services are largely ineffective. Private information about each participant on the people-search sites decreased after using the people-search removal services. And, not surprisingly, the removal services did save time compared with manually opting … Read More “People-Search Site Removal Services Largely Ineffective” »

Online Privacy and Overfishing

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artificial intelligence, microsoft, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized

Microsoft recently caught state-backed hackers using its generative AI tools to help with their attacks. In the security community, the immediate questions weren’t about how hackers were using the tools (that was utterly predictable), but about how Microsoft figured it out. The natural conclusion was that Microsoft was spying on its AI users, looking for … Read More “Online Privacy and Overfishing” »

Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points

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academic papers, geolocation, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized, Wi-Fi

Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers: Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geolocate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location … Read More “Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points” »

Personal AI Assistants and Privacy

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artificial intelligence, microsoft, privacy, Security technology, trust, Uncategorized

Microsoft is trying to create a personal digital assistant: At a Build conference event on Monday, Microsoft revealed a new AI-powered feature called “Recall” for Copilot+ PCs that will allow Windows 11 users to search and retrieve their past activities on their PC. To make it work, Recall records everything users do on their PC, … Read More “Personal AI Assistants and Privacy” »

Dan Solove on Privacy Regulation

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academic papers, gdpr, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized

Law professor Dan Solove has a new article on privacy regulation. In his email to me, he writes: “I’ve been pondering privacy consent for more than a decade, and I think I finally made a breakthrough with this article.” His mini-abstract: In this Article I argue that most of the time, privacy consent is fictitious. … Read More “Dan Solove on Privacy Regulation” »

US Cyber Safety Review Board on the 2023 Microsoft Exchange Hack

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china, email, hacking, microsoft, privacy, Security technology, Uncategorized

US Cyber Safety Review Board released a report on the summer 2023 hack of Microsoft Exchange by China. It was a serious attack by the Chinese government that accessed the emails of senior U.S. government officials. From the executive summary: The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred. The Board … Read More “US Cyber Safety Review Board on the 2023 Microsoft Exchange Hack” »