#GIGABYTE Control Center vulnerable to arbitrary file write flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gigabyte-control-center-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-write-flaw/

#cybersecurity #technology #tech

Proton reports a 770% rise in Big Tech data requests, with Google, Apple, and Meta sharing data from millions of accounts with authorities. Centralized data collection enables disclosure, raising risks for children’s privacy and long-term digital profiles 🔍

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/big-tech-government-requests-parenting

#TechNews #Proton #BigTech #Privacy #DataRequests #Surveillance #DigitalRights #Encryption #DataProtection #Security #AI #Technology #Internet #Families #IT #Google #Apple #Meta

Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, and it was certainly no April Fool's joke. As the tech giant celebrates its 50th birthday today, @TechRadar looks back at its biggest wins and failures.

Here's their Storyboard collection: https://flip.it/AMJM7F

#Apple #SteveJobs #Technology #Apple50 #Tech

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

"In the pandemic’s bewildering early days, millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech tools that could help stop coronavirus’ spread. In return, governments got a firehose of individuals’ private health details, photographs that captured their facial measurements and their home addresses.

Now, from Beijing to Jerusalem to Hyderabad, India, and Perth, Australia, The Associated Press has found that authorities used these technologies and data to halt travel for activists and ordinary people, harass marginalized communities and link people’s health information to other surveillance and law enforcement tools. In some cases, data was shared with spy agencies."

https://apnews.com/article/technology-police-government-surveillance-covid-19-3f3f348d176bc7152a8cb2dbab2e4cc4

#surveillance #Covid19 #Autoritarisierung #Pandemie #Digitalisierung #Corona #antireport #Überwachung #DigitaleTransformation #Technology #Tech #SurveillanceCapitalism

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Bluesky recently launched an AI assistant named Attie, which allows people to create their own custom feeds. It’s also creating a heavy dose of pushback from Bluesky’s AI-skeptical userbase. The only account that’s been blocked more is JD Vance’s. Read more, including Bluesky's take on the product launch, from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/JwXSRk

#Tech #AI #SocialMedia #Bluesky #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

If you’ve been looking for a way to customize your BlueSky feed, there’s “a very people-focused” AI app for that. Introducing Attie, an AI assistant that allows you to create custom feeds, design your own algorithms, and, one day, vibe code your own app. Here’s more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/1lm.41

#Tech #AI #BlueSky #Technology #Apps #ArtificialIntelligence

You haven’t lived until you’ve walked down the street with a boombox on your shoulder. Or banged out a resume on a typewriter. Or recorded music from the radio on a cassette tape (Shh, that was illegal, or so we were told). Retro tech is making a comeback. Find out how you can get in on it from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/JB13R3

#Tech #Retro #Technology

So, technology promoted by the asocial broligarchy (as Carole Cadwalladr calls them) is itself asocial & seems to be happy to ignore or even contradict commands from humans.

Quite apart from the ethical & privacy issues this might raise... it also starts looking like the first stages on the road to SkyNet (the ant-human intelligent AI from the Terminator series of films)... we may not be there yet, but when we look bak was this the first inkling?

#AI #technology
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says

U.S. ambassador to EU: Stop fining Big Tech.

Andrew Puzder told CNBC: "If you regulate them off the continent, you’re not going to be a part of the AI economy."

https://flip.it/A0n7Zk

#EU #Tech #Technology #AI

iPhone users are threatening to defect to Android over new iOS age verification push

https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/i-cant-believe-this-is-happening-iphone-users-are-threatening-to-defect-to-android-over-new-ios-age-verification-push-and-id-do-the-same

#Apple #iPhone #iOS #AgeVerification #IDVerification #Google #Android #technology #enshittification #dystopia

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“New NPR reporting reveals ICE’s growing use of data brokers to access sensitive personal data, often evading traditional safeguards. As surveillance expands, our current oversight is falling behind.

Read more:
https://w...”

https://bsky.app/profile/stopspyingny.bsky.social/post/3mhxpnh4is22o

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Wikipedia has banned its editors from using AI to create articles, @404mediaco reports. @emanuelmaiberg talked to the Wikipedia editor who proposed the guideline about why.

https://flip.it/fggYt0

#Wikipedia #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech

The Mac Pro is being discontinued. "With that in mind, the Mac Studio is clearly set up to be the ‘pro’ desktop Mac of the future in Apple’s lineup," writes Chance Miller for @9to5mac.

https://flip.it/VEiIOI

#Technology #Tech #MacPro #Apple

"So it’s very important, it needs to be nice at first. But then... Yes. Oh, yes."

The Norwegian Consumer Council's "Day in the life of an enshittificator" infomercial might be the best thing we've ever seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

#Enshittification #Internet #Technology #CoryDoctorow

New YT video is up!

The topic on this one is low-tech ways you can limit the mining of your personal data and make electronic surveillance on you more difficult to achieve.

So... a fun one.

#YouTube #Privacy #Technology #Video #ContentCreator #SocialMedia

https://youtu.be/q1gd26wWWUM

AI is rapidly changing the way we work, but it hasn’t eliminated many jobs, according to research from artificial intelligence company Anthropic. And it’s going to stay that way, right? Don’t hold your breath. Read more from @Techcrunch, including who is benefiting most from using the tech:

https://flip.it/3eIVM3

#AI #Tech #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

“Digital hall passes are monitoring students in NYC schools, raising concerns about privacy violations and record-keeping practices that erode students’ freedoms.
https://gothamist.com/news/new-digital-hall-passes-track-b...”

https://bsky.app/profile/stopspyingny.bsky.social/post/3mhv5drnb2c2m

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A jury in Los Angeles has found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark social media addiction trial, awarding the plaintiff $3 million. Here's more from NBC.

https://flip.it/1sLZy6

#Technology #Tech #SocialMedia #Meta #YouTube

We're writing this in the fediverse so we're guessing most of you don't need this reminder from @parismarx, but just in case, here are all the reasons you should stop posting on Twitter.

https://flip.it/YmTcJQ

#SocialMedia #Technology #Tech #Twitter

Apple has enabled age verification in UK following 26.4 update

https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/1s32glp/psa_apple_has_enabled_age_verification_in_uk/

#Apple #iPhone #AgeVerificarion #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #dystopia #technology #UK

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC

““ICE is really in this moment where it’s pooling as much data together as it can to create a broad surveillance network," said S.T.O.P. Communications Director Will Owen. "And it’s increasing exponentially, because they ...”

https://bsky.app/profile/stopspyingny.bsky.social/post/3mhszdrc5mc2m

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#lispyGopherClimate #technology #podcast #live https://toobnix.org/w/5QbQiLw7zrFiETgbv32kJk first half missing?

@kentpitman #climate #haiku

- One week from today is #LambdaMOO's annual festival, April Fool's.
- Let's have a text based #MUD #bonkwave pool party / concert

Notably /after/ submitting my #ELS2026 #commonLisp #deepLearning article https://european-lisp-symposium.org/2026

we just had this great thread: https://gamerplus.org/@screwlisp/116286095082069619 I will read #bookstodon and #programming suggestions by @riley and others. #ai #DL #ML

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Science fiction author Neal Stephenson coined the term "metaverse." Here, he writes about Meta's decision to close its $80 billion Metaverse project. "People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do."

https://flip.it/ldoEYT

#Technology #Metaverse #SciFi #NealStephenson

A company that bills itself as a "search engine for the best webinars" is turning Zoom meetings into AI-generated podcasts, in some cases without the knowledge of participants and potentially putting them at risk. Tom Rademacher, a teacher and editor, told @404mediaco that for participants' safety, he had intentionally not recorded a webinar for educators and education advocates on keeping kids safe from ICE. Then he received an email from someone called Sarah Blair saying: "Your webinar is featured on the Phil & Amy show."

 https://flip.it/uXtWqZ

#Technology #Tech #Zoom #ArtificialIntelligence #AI

Epic Games has laid off over 1,000 employees, with CEO Tim Sweeney telling staff a "downturn in Fortnite engagement" led the company to "spend significantly more" than it makes. Here's the full story from @GIbiz.

https://flip.it/JUCCa3

#VideoGames #GamesIndustry #Technology #Epic

The Engineer Who Tried to Put Age Verification into Linux

https://www.sambent.com/the-engineer-who-tried-to-put-age-verification-into-linux-5/

#HackerNews #Engineer #AgeVerification #Linux #OpenSource #Technology

🕵️ Latest from #Surveillance #Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) #NYC 👇

“"Civil rights authorities like surveillance technology expert Albert Fox Cahn have long warned about the use of location data by government officials looking to track people’s movements and crack down on civil rights."

...”

https://bsky.app/profile/stopspyingny.bsky.social/post/3mhqdhdgii22m

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Opponents of the Iranian regime might want to think twice before clicking on links sent to their phones via Telegram. Government hackers are using Telegram to steal data, the FBI says. The U.S. agency alleges that the hackers responsible for these attacks are working for Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Read more from @Techcrunch, which also wants to hear from anyone who knows more about Iran’s hacking operations:

https://flip.it/iG9LlX

#Tech #Iran #Telegram #Hacking #Technology #FBI

Apple is to start introducing ads to its Maps app, according to @Engadget, based on reporting from Bloomberg. "This potential ad revenue could seriously bolster Apple's services business, which currently generates $100 billion a year for the company."

https://flip.it/Yn5atT

#Technology #Tech #Apple

@reckless1280, editor-in-chief of @theverge, was one of the people whose name was used without permission in Grammarly's short-lived "Expert Review" feature. He talked to Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Grammarly's parent company Superhuman, about what happened.

https://flip.it/WlgMcb

#Grammarly #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech

The age of quantum computing has brought significant changes to how encryption and legal frameworks are approached. Experts like Nick Sullivan highlight the importance of adapting to new challenges. In complex divorce cases, digital concealment tactics pose a major threat. Discover how Google, IBM, and industry leaders are rethinking encryption strategies to stay ahead of emerging threats.

Read more: https://steelefortress.com/fortress-feed/how-google-ibm-and-experts-like-nick-sullivan-are-rethinking-encryption-and-legal-frameworks-in-the-age-of-quantum-computing

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #InfoSec #Security #DataProtection #Tech #Technology

🎥 Watch Teaser: https://steelefortress.com/jjhkxv

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information

Doesn’t care if its devices can’t be sold in regions that require ID verification.

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws

#GrapheneOS #AgeVerification #IDVerification #privacy #surveillance #technology

GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating systems — group says it will never require personal information
#grapheneos #android #privacy #surveillance #technology

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws