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Great Internet Cookie Crumble Will Leave Risky Morsels

8Feb

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Great Internet Cookie Crumble Will Leave Risky Morsels

[ad_1] Thanks to the humble cookie, our favorite websites can remember us, greeting our return visits like a conscientious barista. But also thanks to these small files, some egregious privacy abuses have occurred. Cookies will disappear this year, though a problem solved may be a problem caused.The cookie, invented by a 23-year-old Netscape engineer 30 years ago, was initially intended to act as an identifier so users didn't have to keep logging in. It has long been co-opted, however, by the advertising industry as a way to snoop on what users are up to. Loading even the most basic web page these days means that dozens of tracking cookies are quietly placed on your computer. Suddenly, what had been a quick search for a one-off purchase ignites a frenzy, with every website coordinated i...

Apple AirDrop cracked! China finds way to identify sender’s personal details

10Jan

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Apple AirDrop cracked! China finds way to identify sender’s personal details

[ad_1] New Apple AirDrop capabilities were announced recently to add more on the already available ones and most of the features look to guarantee security to the user. AirDrop has been a handy tool for protesters and activists to hide their activities from governments. However, the feature has been controversial for quite some time now. Chinese authorities raised questions about this iPhone feature. It was reported that when the feature is in “receive messages from Everyone” mode it can receive files and messages from anyone, however, this has created a massive privacy concern as a new crackdown by China has ended up exposing senders' names, phone numbers, and email addresses. Know more about AirDrop vulnerabilities here. This will be a concern not just for Apple, but for all of users,...

Apple, Google Forced to Give Foreign Governments User Notifications Data: US Lawmaker

7Dec

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Apple, Google Forced to Give Foreign Governments User Notifications Data: US Lawmaker

[ad_1] Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google have been forced by foreign governments to provide users' data from notifications they get on their devices, according to a US lawmaker, drawing attention to a new privacy concern. In a letter published Wednesday, US Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon asked the Justice Department to allow the technology companies to discuss the practice publicly. The Democrat said the companies previously told him that the “practice is restricted from public release by the government.” The senator's letter didn't specify which governments have sought notification data from Apple and Google, but indicated that they are foreign entities. After the publication of the letter, Apple confirmed it does receive such requests from foreign governments. The US federal governm...

US President Joe Biden issues extraordinary executive order on AI risk; 10 points to know

31Oct

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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 ...

India needs to export talents skilled in AI: Microsoft Vice Chair

27Aug

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India needs to export talents skilled in AI: Microsoft Vice Chair

[ad_1] Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith on Thursday said India needs to export talents skilled in artificial intelligence.While speaking at a US-India Strategic Partnership Forum event, Smith said the health of democracies is at stake and there is a need to find new ways to sustain economic growth. "The future of India in many ways will involve not just bringing talent to the countries but bringing more talents with a background in AI," Smith said. He said there is a need to develop responsible AI which fundamentally serves the principle that matters to humanity like security, privacy, and inclusion.Smith said the role of AI is to enhance productivity in a smarter way and there is a need to develop it through partnerships between educators and entrepreneurs, among countr...

Google Street View to post first new pictures from Germany in a decade

26Jul

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Google Street View to post first new pictures from Germany in a decade

[ad_1] Google Street View's cameras have returned to Germany more than a decade after a privacy backlash in the country pushed it to stop updating images.Alphabet Inc.'s update will start with new photos of the streets and landmarks of the country's 20 largest cities and expand from there, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Google voluntarily suspended Street View photography in Germany in 2011, after an outcry from privacy advocates and opposition from regulators. “We've been back on the road with our vehicles in Germany since June and will be posting the latest images as they become available - adding footage from other regions across the country,” Sven Tresp, a program manager for Street View, wrote. Google is posting information about where its cameras are traveling, he sai...

After shocking accusations fly, Apple fixes iPhones bug used in Russian hacks

22Jun

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After shocking accusations fly, Apple fixes iPhones bug used in Russian hacks

[ad_1] Apple has announced on Wednesday that it has resolved two security deficiencies found in iPhones and iPads, which were exploited to hack devices in Russia. These flaws were part of a significant campaign that Russian intelligence attributed to the United States, Washington Post reported.The credit for discovering these flaws goes to researchers from Kaspersky Lab, a Russian security software maker. Kaspersky had revealed three weeks ago that its senior employees were among the targeted individuals. Simultaneously, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) accused the National Security Agency (NSA) of being responsible, but no evidence or explanation was provided to support this claim. The NSA has not responded to this accusation. According to Kaspersky, the attack method involved s...