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How to fix “Your connection is not private” error
The “Your connection is not private” error can be frustrating, preventing you from accessing websites and services as normal. Needless to say, it can be a real productivity killer when browsing. It’s also a pain for many legitimate websites whose visitors are then led to believe the site is unsafe, prompting them to go elsewhere. The “Your connection is not…
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This may be the most private and secure cloud-based AI solution around – Computerworld
This beats other hosted approaches, as the service remains business-unique, protected by Mac security, and boosted by the lower energy costs Macs require. In other words, the combined solution should help businesses maintain their own data privacy and security policies by being hosted on a highly secure set of platforms. This isn’t for every company, of course — many will…
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How to keep your Venmo account private
As if things weren’t embarrassing enough for national security adviser Michael Waltz, what with inviting a journalist into a private policy group chat and all, Wired discovered that his Venmo account was wide open, revealing the names of “hundreds of Waltz’s personal and professional associates.” Venmo is a popular and convenient way to transfer money to friends and vendors, but…
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Mullvad vs Private Internet Access (PIA): Which VPN wins?
It’s not always easy to tell the difference between one VPN and another, at least at first glance. When so many VPN services claim to offer strong encryption, fast connections, and a no-logs policy, choosing a VPN can be all the more challenging. Mullvad and Private Internet Access (PIA) are established providers with a few things in common. The question…
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Linkedin sued for training AI on users’ private messages – Computerworld
A lawsuit in California accuses Linkedin of using private messages on its platform to train AI models, according to the BBC. The lawsuit alleges that in August 2024, the Microsoft-owned social network allegedly introduced a new privacy setting that automatically enrolled users in a program that allowed their personal data to be used for AI training. Linkedin also reportedly tried…
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LinkedIn faces lawsuit amid claims it shared users’ private messages to train AI models
In a US lawsuit filed on behalf of LinkedIn Premium users, the professional networking app has been accused of using members’ private messages to train AI models. Filed in a California federal court, the lawsuit, on behalf of LinkedIn user Alessandro De La Torre, accuses the company of breaching its contractual promises by disclosing Premium customers’ private messages to third…
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Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers’ private keys
Twenty malicious packages impersonating the Hardhat development environment used by Ethereum developers are targeting private keys and other sensitive data. Collectively, the malicious packages have recorded more than one thousand downloads, researchers say. Narrow targeting campaign Hardhat is a widely used Ethereum development environment maintained by the Nomic Foundation. It is used for developing, testing, and deploying smart contracts and decentralized…
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Enterprises are flocking to private AI systems
Nearly three-quarters (70%) of enterprises plan to move AI models onto their own on-premises hardware in the near future, according to a report from Vespertec. While just 24% of firms currently run AI systems on internal hardware, this figure is set to surge as interest in private AI systems grows and companies opt to expand infrastructure outside of the public…
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The four-day week sounds great – but we need the private sector on board for it to work
There’s something rather frustrating about hailing the success of four-day week trials knowing full well that you’ll probably never experience it. The reality is that flexible working practices such as these simply might not work in certain industries – and there’s nothing wrong with that. But for those who can secure better working arrangements, we should still be pushing our…
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MA tax preparer and accountant pays ransom after hackers steal private info of 70K clients
Massachusetts accounting firm Bookkeeping & Business Services (BBS) this week confirmed it notified 70,168 people about a December 2023 data breach that compromised clients’ private medical and tax information. What info was compromised depends on whether the victim is a medical billing client or tax preparation client. For tax preparation clients, the breached info can include: Name Social Security number…
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