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2026-03-04 08:41:36

Research: #AI can identify anonymous users::
“Our findings have significant implications for online #privacy The average online user has long operated under an implicit threat model where they have assumed pseudonymity provides adequate protection because targeted deanonymization would require extensive effort. LLMs invalidate this assumption.”
https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/llms-can-unmask-pseudonymous-users-at-scale-with-surprising-accuracy/

2026-03-03 08:24:54

Jolla #phone powered by #Linux also runs #Android apps:::
“Europeans want more European technology,” Sami Pienimäki, CEO of Jolla Mobile, tells WIRED. “People want to go away from Big Tech, and the other trend is that European people want sovereign tech.
https://web.archive.org/web/20260303004818/https://www.wired.com/story/jolla-phone-2026/

2026-03-01 08:35:01

#AI #agent systems come with four distinct #security risk categories:
malware-infected plug-ins affecting approximately one-fifth of available extensions;
indirect prompt injection attacks via websites, emails and messages;
critical remote code execution vulnerabilities;
and misconfiguration risks that can expose personal data publicly.
https://ppc.land/dutch-authority-flags-open-source-ai-agents-as-a-trojan-horse-for-hackers/

2026-02-27 08:20:08

The rest of the world is weighing up its reliance on US technologies, and in #Europe especially we’re realising there are better alternatives to just about everything #bigtech is shilling. Making the switch is easier than you might imagine. Here are a few pointers.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/26/how-to-replace-amazon-google-x-meta-apple-alternatives

2026-02-26 08:50:05

Chinese official who monitored overseas countrymen relied on ChatGpt's help a little bit too much:::
-- #ChatGPT served as a journal for the Chinese operative to keep track of the covert network, while much of the network’s content was generated by other tools and spread through social media accounts and websites.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/chatgpt-china-intimidation-operation

2026-02-25 09:14:42

Dji vacuum #robot #cameras feature public access::
Azdoufal told The Verge that he could remotely view and listen in on Romo vacuum camera systems worldwide, and even use an individual robot’s IP address to track down its approximate location. #security
https://petapixel.com/2026/02/24/someone-remotely-accessed-the-cameras-in-7000-dji-robot-vacuums/

2026-02-24 17:17:00

In 2025, the world traveled more than the year before pandemic. Which regions did tourists visit? #travel .https://klaava.com/where-did-the-world-travel-in-2025-and-which-regions-lost-or-gained-visitors/

2026-02-24 09:11:29

Businesses are running up against barriers like decades of formed workplace habits, a general lack of free time for their employees, AI fatigue, and a history of workers having tried and been unimpressed by #AI tools.
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/20/2026/behind-microsofts-efforts-to-push-ai-adoption

2026-02-23 08:36:16

Which regions lost visitors, and which ones welcomed more travelers? Here are the statistics for 2025 and a few trends for 2026. #travel
https://klaava.com/where-did-the-world-travel-in-2025-and-which-regions-lost-or-gained-visitors/

2026-02-21 08:42:25

Cybersecurity researchers have confirmed they discovered a massive “treasure trove” of unsecured data, with information on individuals from 26 countries, which appears to be linked to an #AI powered #identity verification service. #security
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2026/02/19/new-ai-data-leak-alert-1-billion-ids-emails-and-phone-numbers-exposed/

2026-02-20 08:42:46

Many industry experts and filmmakers believe Seedance is a new chapter in the development of #video-generating technology. The complex action sequences it is producing look more realistic than its competitors. #AI #movies
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1dl410q9o

2026-02-19 08:33:05

Looks like the French government has a copy of active accounts in banks in France?
-- “Since the end of January, the #hacker used the stolen credentials of an official to access and consult “parts of the file of all of the accounts open in French banks and which contains personal data such as #bank account numbers, name of the account holder, address and in certain cases the account owner’s tax number.
https://securityaffairs.com/188200/hacking/french-ministry-confirms-data-access-to-1-2-million-bank-accounts.html

2026-02-18 08:40:45

While smartphones remain the most common tool, this growing interest in compact #digital cameras, digital SLRs, film cameras, and instant cameras shows that younger women are looking for ways to diversify how they capture images. #camera
https://www.diyphotography.net/survey-young-women-using-cameras/

2026-02-17 08:19:26

Doomscroll design on #socialmedia:::
New neurophysiological evidence suggests that frequent engagement with these algorithms alters dopamine pathways, fostering a dependency that is “analogous to substance addiction”.
https://theconversation.com/is-social-media-addictive-how-it-keeps-you-clicking-and-the-harms-it-can-cause-276022

2026-02-15 08:49:04

According to a new report by blockchain intelligence company Chainalysis, crypto flows to suspected human trafficking services grew 85 percent last year.
https://futurism.com/future-society/crypto-human-trafficking-surge

2026-02-13 09:30:30

Now, with the rise of #AI, the #bigtech companies are selling us a new story — for the #Internet that is exponentially more powerful and ostensibly benevolent. Yet, the underlying logic remains the same. These systems are still designed to extract more data, exert more control, deepen manipulation, all at an even more unprecedented scale. #privacy #security
https://www.politico.eu/article/personal-data-democracy/

2026-02-12 08:57:49

TikTok has trackers on 5% of the world's top websites. That number has grown steadily, though it's nothing compared to Google with trackers on almost 72% of top websites and Meta at about 21%. #tracking #adtech #privacy
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260210-tiktok-is-tracking-you-even-if-you-dont-use-the-app-heres-how-to-stop-it

2026-02-11 13:54:23

As a whole, it was a delightful trip to the visitor-friendly city. Here are the highlights of the Montpellier city center. #travel #Europe
https://klaava.com/city-break-in-the-pretty-and-friendly-montpellier-in-southern-france/

2026-02-10 09:15:55

#Meta and #Google have to explain their #socialmedia algorithms::
"This case is about two of the richest corporations in history who have engineered addiction in children's brains," Lanier said. "I'm going to show you the addiction machine that they built, the internal documents that people normally don't get to see, and emails from Mark Zuckerberg and #YouTube executives.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wlpqpe2z4o

2026-02-09 21:17:02

Once the excitement of experimenting with #AI fades, workers can find that their workload has quietly grown and feel stretched from juggling everything that’s suddenly on their plate. That workload creep can in turn lead to cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making
https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it