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Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers
The technology, which marries Meta’s smart Ray Ban glasses with the facial recognition service Pimeyes and some other tools, lets someone automatically go from face, to name, to phone number, and home address.
Podcast
Podcast: AI Companies Are Opting You In By Default
LinkedIn, Udemy, PayPal, they've all had weird opt-in, opt-out stories. And, a dangerous side effect of Waymo's driverless cars.
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A Network of AI ‘Nudify’ Sites Are a Front for Notorious Russian Hackers
Fin7 has made multiple ‘nudify’ sites that promise to use AI to undress photos of people but which are actually vehicles for malware, according to researchers. 404 Media found one advertised on one of the web's biggest porn aggregators.
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NASA Bought Facial Recognition Tech Clearview AI
The oversight body of NASA bought access to the powerful facial recognition tool, according to U.S. government procurement data.
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AI Avatars Are Doing Job Interviews Now
“This HR AI avatar is a perfect demonstration of late stage capitalism,” Jack Ryan, someone who was interviewed by a tool called Fairgo.ai, told 404 Media.
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Eric Adams Told FBI He Forgot His Phone’s Passcode
“But, Adams further claimed, he had forgotten the password he had just set, and thus was unable to provide the FBI with a password that would unlock the phone.”
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The Secret Service Spent $50,000 on OpenAI and Won’t Say Why
As the White House plans to force federal agencies to be more transparent with their use of AI, the Secret Service won’t say why it’s already spending tens of thousands of dollars on the tech.
Podcast
Podcast: Telegram is Working With the Cops
Telegram says it will now provide user data to the police; the walls are closing in on the Snowflake hacker; and why Nintendo's lawsuit against Palworld is bad (and Nintendo will probably win).
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Ghost, Encrypted Phone for Criminals, Was an ‘Absolute Mess’
A security researcher managed to pull a list of Ghost users, resellers, and even customer support messages from an exposed server. It shows how as organized criminals move to making their own encrypted platforms, they might make vulnerable products.
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Privacy Service Optery Faces Backlash After Plan to Send OpenAI User Data
Optery initially planned to send users' data to OpenAI by default, but walked back the decision over the weekend.
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Telegram Changes Policy, Says It Will Provide User Data to Authorities
In an update to its privacy policy, Telegram says it will now share IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid orders. The change is a dramatic switch for the social network app, which has become a hotbed for criminals.
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The Walls Are Closing in on the Snowflake Hacker
As security researchers circle around Judische, and authorities takedown his servers, how much longer will a hacker responsible for breaching Ticketmaster, AT&T, and many more companies remain free?