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Here’s How to Make Your Windows Installation More Private
Windows (by default) has become a privacy nightmare. Microsoft has made it impossible to install Windows without linking it to a Microsoft account first. Not to mention the incredibly invasive telemetry triggered during installation. Let me show you how to do an effortless and clean Windows install with a local account. Default Windows Installations Are Terrible For Privacy If you’re…
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WhatsApp unveils ‘Private Processing’ for cloud-based AI features
WhatsApp has announced the introduction of ‘Private Processing,’ a new technology that enables users to utilize advanced AI features by offloading tasks to privacy-preserving cloud servers. This is required to utilize AI functionalities such as message summarization and writing suggestions on WhatsApp, which are too demanding for on-device hardware. The new feature will be entirely opt-in and not enabled by default,…
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Trump offers a private dinner to his biggest memecoin buyers
President Donald Trump recently announced that he would host a private dinner for the top 220 biggest holders of $TRUMP, the meme coin he launched days prior to taking office – and several U.S. Senators would like to know exactly why he’s doing this. The dinner was publicly advertised on the $TRUMP coin homepage this past Wednesday, and included a…
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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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