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Hacked? boAT gets a ‘reality check’ with data leak affecting over 75 lakh users after ‘Better than Apple’ ad
8Apr By adminNo Comments
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Hacked? boAT gets a ‘reality check’ with data leak affecting over 75 lakh users after ‘Better than Apple’ ad

[ad_1] Homegrown accessories brand boAT recently made headlines after it published an ad claiming that Indian buyers should “think better” and buy boAT gadgets instead of Apple products. The ad which mentioned: “Don't be a Fanboy (referring to Apple), be a boAThead.” quickly went viral on social media and divided netizens. But it appears the social media hype is short-lived.boAT data leak: Customer's mobile numbers, home addresses revealedboAT, India's leading wearable company as per IDC, reported suffered a massive cyberattack which the company did not disclose and boAT is yet to acknowledge the breach. As per a report by Forbes, the personal data of over 75 lakh customers of boAT products were compromised and the dataset is available on the dark web. The personal data that has been le...
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT accused of breaking data protection rules in Italy: 5 things to know
30Jan By adminNo Comments
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT accused of breaking data protection rules in Italy: 5 things to know

[ad_1] The European Union has been extremely strict about its data protection rules and it has been monitoring various platforms including AI tools and their activities as well as scope. And now, in Italy, Garante, the department responsible for evaluating compliance by AI platforms regarding data privacy rules has accused OpenAI's ChatGPT of breaching rules, which may result in extensive penalties or a ban on this AI tool. Know what the Italian authorities said in 5 points.What Italian authorities are accusing ChatGPT of?Italy's watchdog named Garante, which is one of the most active members of the EU, has been assessing ChatGPT for over a year now and it has found major data privacy violations by the generative AI tool.ChatGPT has been under the scanner of various other countries who ...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: OpenAI’s big AGI find, AI to fix F1 track disasters, more
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: OpenAI’s big AGI find, AI to fix F1 track disasters, more

[ad_1] Today, November 23 was filled with interesting developments in the artificial intelligence ecosystem. In the first incident, a report suggests that OpenAI researchers sent the board directors a letter warning of a powerful AI discovery, that they said could even threaten humanity. This happened just a day before Sam Altman was fired. In other news, the International Automobile Federation or FIA has planned to use the 2023 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to train AI in hopes of improving the monitoring of track limits and preventing crashes. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.OpenAI researchers make a big AGI discoveryA recent Reuters report revealed that, before Sam Altman's dismissal from OpenAI, researchers sent the board a letter revealing a potential break...
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US President Joe Biden issues extraordinary executive order on AI risk; 10 points to know
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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US President Joe Biden issues extraordinary executive order on AI risk; 10 points to know

[ad_1] US President Joe Biden took the first significant steps towards regulating artificial intelligence (AI), which has become a global discussion point at this stage. He has signed an unprecedented executive order that seeks to govern the way AI is being used by corporates. As per a report, this executive order seeks to balance the needs of tech companies with national security and consumer rights, creating an early set of guardrails that could be fortified by legislation and global agreements. Check the 10 important points from this order.Biden signs executive order on AI risksThe following rules have been implemented: 1. Developers of the most powerful AI systems must share their safety test results and other critical information with the U.S. government. 2. The National Institute ...
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Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines
3Oct By adminNo Comments
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Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines

[ad_1] Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store. The ACM said Apple has complied with most of its demands to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, but had not met an undisclosed third element of the conditions related to the fines. The ACM in 2021 ruled that Apple violated Dutch competition laws in the dating app market and required Apple to allow developers of dating apps to use third-party payment processors. It fined Apple 5 million euros per week, eventually reaching 50 million euros during the period it failed to comply. Apple objected to ...
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TikTok’s Strict Data Rules Are Keeping Researchers From Studying the App
22Sep By adminNo Comments
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TikTok’s Strict Data Rules Are Keeping Researchers From Studying the App

[ad_1] As TikTok gets more popular, researchers at leading academic institutions want to study what users are doing there. Publicly, the company says it's open to this, and is partnering with academics. But researchers said so far, the video app's rules about data are too burdensome. TikTok is in the process of making its application programming interface, or API, open to researchers to analyze data on the platform. But the terms of service are so strict, academics at leading institutions say they're hesitant to accept them. The difficulty in researchingTikTok comes as competing platforms also are making it more difficult to review their data and are starting to charge for access to their APIs. Social scientists say it's important to gain access to TikTok to understand the app's impact...
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Google’s AI chatbot goes personal tapping into Gmail
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Google’s AI chatbot goes personal tapping into Gmail

[ad_1] Google on Tuesday said it had integrated Gmail, YouTube and other tools into its Bard chatbot as the tech giants seek to persuade users that generative AI is useful and not dangerous or just a fad.The search engine juggernaut has for years discreetly developed AI powers, but was caught off guard when OpenAI late last year released ChatGPT and teamed up with Microsoft to make its capabilities available to users worldwide. Google then raced out its own Bard chatbot earlier this year, making it available in more than 40 languages and overcoming data privacy concerns from regulators in Europe. The company said its beefed up chatbot would allow users to carry out new tasks such as summarize a confusing string of emails into its main points or tap into Google Maps to find the best way ...
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How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay
29Aug By adminNo Comments
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How PayPal is using AI to combat fraud, and make it easier to pay

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence has been the buzzword of 2023 ever since ChatGPT made its public debut earlier this year, with businesses, schools, universities and even non-profits looking for ways to integrate AI in their operations.John Kim, chief product officer for PayPal, spoke with The Associated Press about how the company is using the early proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies in its business, as well as PayPal's future in payments when there's so much competition. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Q: How have security issues changed since you've been in this role or similar roles? How much more complicated or sophisticated are threats or opportunities to protect customer data? A: One way you you can put it is that the fraud is a pretty big b...
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Tesla data breach blamed on ‘Insider wrongdoing’ impacted 75,000
21Aug By adminNo Comments
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Tesla data breach blamed on ‘Insider wrongdoing’ impacted 75,000

[ad_1] Tesla Inc.'s May data breach impacted more than 75,000 people, included employee-related records and was a result of “insider wrongdoing,” according to a notice posted by the office of the Maine Attorney General Friday.A total of 75,735 people were affected by the data breach, including nine residents of Maine. The people appear to be current or former employees of the Austin, Texas-based automaker. “A foreign media outlet (named Handelsblatt) informed Tesla on May 10, 2023 that it had obtained Tesla confidential information,” according to a copy of an Aug. 18 letter by Tesla to those impacted that accompanied the data breach notification. “The investigation revealed that two former Tesla employees misappropriated the information in violation of Tesla's IT security and data prote...
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