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DeepSeek accused of powering China’s military and mining US user data – Computerworld
This corporate embrace contrasts sharply with government responses. The US Congress, Navy, Pentagon, NASA, and Texas have banned DeepSeek usage, while Italy blocked DeepSeek in a country-wide prohibition. “The widespread availability of large language models via public cloud marketplaces, often with ambiguous provenance, unclear jurisdictional obligations, and hidden lineage, creates significant risk exposure for US enterprises,” Gogia warned. He noted…
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I Became a Windows Power User Overnight This New Open-Source App from Microsoft
Quick Links How to Enable Command Palette Command Palette Features that Turned Me Into a Power User Like many Windows users, I am always seeking ways to supercharge my productivity. Command Palette quickly became my best friend in this regard. This powerful tool has transformed the way I interact with Windows, providing me with lightning-fast access to the tools I…
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ADA-Compliant Refrigerator Key Features for a Disabled User
Doors with pull handles are better than those with recessed handles for people with gross motor impairments. A refrigerator can be ADA compliant and still have recessed handles, so keep that in mind as you consider ADA fridges. You also want doors that aren’t too heavy to open and can be opened with one arm. Door-in-door compartments are convenient for…
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Glitch to end app hosting and user profiles on July 8
Glitch has announced that it is ending app hosting and user profiles on July 8, in response to changing market dynamics and extensive abuse problems that have increased operational costs. The news comes directly from the platform’s CEO, Anil Dash, who acknowledged the platform’s role in the developer ecosystem. “So with so many good options for easily making and running apps,…
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Someone Found Over 180 Million User Records in an Unprotected Online Database
If you use the internet, you’ve probably had at least some personal information go missing. It’s just the nature of the web. But this latest discovery, as reported by Wired, is something different. Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found a public online database housing over 180 million records (184,162,718 to be exact) which amounted to more than 47GB of data. There…
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O2 UK patches bug leaking mobile user location from call metadata
A flaw in O2 UK’s implementation of VoLTE and WiFi Calling technologies could allow anyone to expose the general location of a person and other identifiers by calling the target. The problem was discovered by security researcher Daniel Williams, who says the flaw existed on O2 UK’s network since March 27, 2017, and was resolved yesterday. O2 UK is a British…
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TikTok fined €530 million for sending European user data to China
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined TikTok €530 million (over $601 million) for illegally transferring the personal data of users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China, violating the European Union’s GDPR data protection regulations. The administrative fines imposed by the Irish watchdog consist of a fine of €485 million for its infringement of Article 46(1) GDPR…
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DeepSeek transferred user data without consent – Computerworld
DeepSeek has defended itself by saying that the data was passed on to improve the user experience, but this explanation is not accepted by South Korea’s data protection authority. The Chinese company also says it stopped forwarding the content starting April 10. DeepSeek is now being asked to immediately delete the data collected from South Korean users. Source link
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Microsoft Entra account lockouts caused by user token logging mishap
Microsoft confirms that the weekend Entra account lockouts were caused by the invalidation of short-lived user refresh tokens that were mistakenly logged into internal systems. On Saturday morning, numerous organizations reported that they began receiving Microsoft Entra alerts that accounts had leaked credentials, causing the accounts to be locked out automatically. Impacted customers initially thought the account lockouts were tied to the…
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Meta just revived plans to train AI models with European user data – here’s how you can opt out
Meta has confirmed plans to train AI models using European users’ public content and conversations with its Meta AI chatbot. Last year, Meta announced plans to train its AI on user data, but pressure from activists and regulators, as well as tighter data privacy laws in the EU, led it to pause that plan indefinitely. Meta also held back the…
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