Daily Digest | 29 April 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

Say hello to AI surveillance! 🫣 #Meta will start tracking its employees for AI training.

In the US, the Tech Giant will track employees' clicks, typing, & navigation with the aims to build #AI that can do routine tasks autonomously.

For us, this sounds like a dystopian workplace!

What do you think about this announcement & the future of AI in the workplace?

Find out more here 👉 https://tuta.com/blog/meta-tracks-employees

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Image shows the logo of Meta and an eye icon

In the era of #LLM psychosis, it's important to emphasize that it is fine to talk to yourself.

Your own brain is entirely capable of being a sounding board. It can provide a second and a third opinion. It can look at things from another person's perspective. It can simulate complete complex interactions. And it can do all that in the privacy of your own head, with no extra energy cost. And it can give you a deeper understanding of yourself.

You don't need chatbots for that. You don't need to lean on their nazi owners. You don't need to pay for them, you don't need to share the intimate details of your life, you don't need to burn the planet in the process. You won't get hurt accidentally, you won't get abused or blackmailed. And your brain won't leave you helpless when someone suddenly decides helping you isn't profitable.

#AI #NoAI #NoLLM

Ed Zitron talks about how #MS switching to token based billing for its #LLM, and other #AI companies doing the same to enterprise customers, people are now starting to see how much the AI subsidized the market to get people hooked.

Just like any drug dealer, first hit is free, man.

Quote: This is the direct result of training every single AI user to use these services as much as humanely possible while obfuscating how much they really cost. Every single major company demanding that every single worker “use AI as much as possible” has done so while either fundamentally ignoring or being entirely disconnected from their actual token burn, and as companies are forced to pay the actual costs, I’m not sure how you can economically justify any investment in this technology.

https://www.wheresyoured.at/ais-economics-dont-make-sense/

New age Neuro Surveillance is knocking at our door and we are not prepared. It's time to engage, inform and prioritise people safety - Knowledge is power💪

#neurorights #mentalprivacy #neurotechnology #cognitiveliberty #ai #biometricpsychography #biometrics

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A post listing two sources explaining what neurotechnological advances and how that can collect and analyse biometrics to create psychographic profiles.

https://bbb-new.sfconservancy.org/rooms/welcome-llm-gen-ai-users-to-foss/join

New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations

https://www.wired.com/story/new-gas-powered-data-centers-could-emit-more-greenhouse-gases-than-entire-nations/

#ai #climate #climatechange

1933: IBM forms strategic alliance with the fascist Nazis

2026: Google provides unfettered AI access to fascist Trump administration

#Google #AI

FYI: AdRoll and PubMatic just built what ad tech kept promising for years: AdRoll and PubMatic on April 23 demonstrated MCP-powered agent-to-agent diagnostics across DSP and SSP systems, offering a rare cross-platform AI workflow. https://ppc.land/adroll-and-pubmatic-just-built-what-ad-tech-kept-promising-for-years/ #AdTech #AI #DigitalMarketing #ProgrammaticAdvertising #CrossPlatform

📰 Google and Pentagon Reportedly Agree On Deal For 'Any Lawful' Use of AI

Google has reportedly signed a classified agreement allowing the Pentagon to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose." While the deal is said to discourage domestic mass surveillance a...

📰 Source: Slashdot
🔗 Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/04/28/1634227/google-and-pentagon-reportedly-agree-on-deal-for-any-lawful-use-of-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence

"These books have not passed through a human; they remain ignorant of culture and society." —Sally O'Reilly for Cabinet Magazine https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/70/oreilly2.php?src=longreads #literature #grayliterature #books #publishing #ai #artificialintelligence #longreads

[FASCIST, HORRIFIC AND DISGUSTING] BREAKING: #Google goes full MAGA, gives DOD permission to do anything with its #AI models, with no enforceable limits on use for any weapons or domestic mass surveillance.

In 2023, the Library Copyright Alliance (ALA & ARL) issued principles interpreting how existing US copyright law applies to #AI. Their recent CNI briefing explains the latest iteration of the principles in light of the current policy landscape. Watch at: https://youtu.be/NDF2NxiAjPQ?si=TdSZDb_zRD5YVXXT

Building a responsible future for #AI requires collaboration. Google is expanding its Digital Futures Fund with an additional $15 million, empowering academic researchers to study AI's impact to ensure the tech benefits everyone. https://blog.google/company-news/outreach-and-initiatives/google-org/digital-futures-fund-2026/

#OpenAI could be making a phone with #AI agents replacing #apps

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps/

#AgenticAI #privacy #cybersecurity

The articles about AI ganking production make me think of an altered version of Lucius Fox's comments in The Dark Knight:

"Let me get this straight.. you wired up SuperAutocomplete to a Magic 8-Ball for an RNG and your plan is to give this thing access to production operations and your backups? Good luck."

I'm sure using TheNonDeterministic Engine without guardrails is consistent with contractual and regulatory requirements for data governance and privacy..

TNDE: Makes changes including opening all S3 buckets to public access
User: Yay, prod isn't a smoking ruin so it probably did what I asked.

The original scene is amazing btw.
https://youtu.be/1z6o1GIEsQE?t=49

#security #snark #ai

Musk vs Altman: Two tech billionaires will take to the stand over the next month in a blockbuster court battle that could (if Musk gets his way) end in OpenAI retreating back to its non-profit status and Sam Altman out as CEO. Gizmodo has the details:
https://flip.it/_TF2hL

#AI #ElonMusk #SamAltman #OpenAI #TechNews #Technology

Daily Digest | 28 April 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw

#AI threats in the wild: The current state of prompt injections on the web

https://security.googleblog.com/2026/04/ai-threats-in-wild-current-state-of.html

#cybersecurity #Google #PromptInjection

🎪 AI can cost more than human workers now // Axios

https://www.axios.com/2026/04/26/ai-cost-human-workers

#ai #tokenmaxxing #vibecoding

#Manitoba to ban #SocialMedia, #AI chatbots for youth, premier says

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-social-media-age-restrictions-9.7177470

#privacy #cybersecurity #Canada #AgeVerification #IdentityVerification

FYI: Ad tech braces for AI agents: ChatGPT ads reach logged-out users, IAB Tech Lab forms a programmatic governance council, SECURE Data Act targets state privacy laws, and Google resets its spam tools. https://ppc.land/ad-tech-braces-for-ai-agents/ #AdTech #AI #ChatGPT #ProgrammaticAdvertising #DataPrivacy

Ubuntu integra l’AI, ma senza hype: funzioni introdotte solo quando mature, con focus su privacy, modelli open‑weight e inferenza locale. #Ubuntu #AI #Linux

https://www.linuxeasy.org/ubuntu-prepara-funzioni-ai-graduali-puntando-inferenza-locale/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

never forget that #SamAltman is also a #crypto grifter
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/2048969461953401333

#WorldCoin #WLD #AI #OpenAi #uspol #ScamAltman #ChatGPT #ZachXBT

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@zachxbt No one seems to mention Scam Altman’s other company WorldCoin aka World which launched with a predatory low float crypto token $WLD that was on par with SBF / FTX companies. They have preyed on people from low income countries for biometric data by giving away small amounts of $WLD tokens. The tech was intended a way to prove you’re a human except it has resulted in a black market for verified accounts. The token supply inflates at unsustainable levels while insiders regularly OTC holdings.

#Privacy Advocate Accuses US Gov of Investing in AI-Powered Mass #Surveillance

The Conversation published this warning from privacy/tech law/electronic surveillance attorney Anne Toomey McKenna (also an affiliated faculty member at Penn State's Institute for Computational & Data Sciences). The U.S. gov "is able to purchase Americans' sensitive data because the info it buys is not subject to the same restrictions as information it collects directly.
#surveillance #ai

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/04/26/0541202/privacy-advocate-accuses-us-government-of-investing-in-ai-powered-mass-surveillance?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

🧠 Our mental privacy is undermined and under threat - it's time to wake-up and take control of our biometrics.

#mentalprivacy #privacy #neurorights #cognitiveliberty #ai #biometrics #neurotechnology #brain

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A mind map charting the various aspects of existing and emerging mental privacy issues.æ

Sometimes a business deal needs negotiation. Or, in the case of OpenAI and Microsoft, a good renegotiation. The tech giants have announced a deal that resolves the issue of OpenAI’s up-to-$50 billion contract it agreed to with Amazon last February. Read more from @Techcrunch:

https://flip.it/SwLpTV

#Tech #OpenAI #Microsoft #AI #Amazon #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence

Of late, many #IT coders I know have begun expressing their interest in #MCU, #FPGA, and #ASIC, along with #electronic design and interfacing.

This lot had never expressed any interest in computing concepts that are below high-level #programming constructs in JavaScript and Python. But now, their MBA-shod managers have commanded them to find ways to reduce the power consumption of their #AI-infused systems.

I can already imagine this interaction:

"ChatGPT, design me an AI system that consumes less power—I don't know how much less, but less, nonetheless."

G'luck!

BREAKING: #Canonical says it's going all in on #AI in #Ubuntu #Linux -- time to look for alternatives

They wrote a long post explaining their reasoning and plans. Lots and lots of words. Perhaps written by an AI. I wonder.

Still AI Slop.

There's no reason to follow anyone else on LinkedIn except this guy 😂

#AI

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Ken Cheng you | want to connect with you, emotionally :) Al will never be able to write like me. Why? Because | am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models. Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense. | write all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off. | suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift. The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can | have whipped cream please? Cheng. We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al. We just have to talk like this. All. The. Time. Piss on carpet

US government ramps up mass #surveillance with help of #AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices

https://theconversation.com/us-government-ramps-up-mass-surveillance-with-help-of-ai-tech-data-brokers-and-your-apps-and-devices-277440

#privacy #politics

College students are changing their majors and considering new career paths as AI's influence sweeps over the job market. About 70% of students see AI as a threat to their job prospects and education leaders are scrambling to figure out just what they should be teaching in the age of AI.

https://flip.it/Iy1Z3b

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#California Coastal Community Must Reject #CBP's #AI-Powered #Surveillance Tower

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/california-coastal-community-must-reject-cbps-ai-powered-surveillance-tower

#SanClemente #privacy #politics #Anduril

The future of AI in Ubuntu https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130 🤡

Ubuntu started pushing AI and LLM into OS now. I guess any distro *without* LLM or AI is a better option at least for me. What about you?

#ai #llm #donotwant

Does #AI use your data for training?

https://adguard.com/en/blog/techtok-13-does-ai-use-your-data-for-training.html

#privacy #guide

Mashable: TikTok tests AI Remix option. What it is, how to opt out. . “With remixes on, any public content can be used by its viewers to create digitally generated images, text-based memes, and more. The reveal and lack of notification stirred widespread concern about privacy and consent. Many wondered where the setting came from — and how to turn it off ASAP.”

Daily Digest | 27 April 2026

Your daily dose of Privacy, Data Protection, AI & Cybersecurity news.

5 stories you should not miss.

Read more: https://www.nicfab.eu/daily-digest/

#Privacy #AI #GDPR #Cybersecurity #TechLaw