AI chatbots have shown that they are shockingly adept at unmasking anonymous social media accounts, raising even more concerns about how AI poses a threat to online privacy:
https://itsfoss.com/news/ai-online-deanonymization/
AI Can Now Easily Unmask Your Secret Online Life (Even If You Use a Fake Name)
New study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts... and it only costs a couple of dollars.
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Renowned computer scientists from around the globe are calling upon regulators to pause age verification laws for social media "until the scientific consensus settles on the benefits and harms":
https://www.politico.eu/article/age-check-social-media-scientist-warning/
Resist âdangerous and socially unacceptableâ age checks for social media, scientists warn
Computer scientists are campaigning against the global march toward age checks online.
TikTok has said that they will not protect users' DM's with E2EE, stating that it would put users at risk:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2m5e5ke4o
TikTok says it won't encrypt DMs claiming it puts users at risk
TikTok tells the BBC it won't join rival platforms such as WhatsApp and Messenger in using end-to-end encryption.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been using online ads to track people's movements and circumvent the need to obtain warrants:
https://www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-into-the-online-advertising-ecosystem-to-track-peoples-movements/
CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoplesâ Movements
An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar tools.
He Tried to Get Verified on LinkedIn. What He Discovered About His Data Shocked Him
An online sleuth raised concerns over the handling and possible sharing of biometric data.
Even the U.S. Army has seen some of its IT infrastructure infiltrated by corporate trackers, including ones linked to foreign entities:
https://www.fastcompany.com/91497039/army-internet-surveillance-west-point-study
The U.S. Army canât escape the internetâs surveillance machine
A West Point study found that military networks are flooded with corporate trackers, including some linked to foreign entities.
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OpenAI claims that they kept important safety promises intact in their deal with the US Department of War. Inside sources say otherwise:
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/887309/openai-anthropic-dod-military-pentagon-contract-sam-altman-hegseth
How OpenAI caved to the Pentagon on AI surveillance
Amidst fallout from a dramatic standoff between the Department of Defense and Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a new contract with the Pentagon. But everything wasnât what it seemed.
Proton Mail has helped the FBI an anonymous protestor after turning over payment data related to their email account:
https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous âStop Cop Cityâ Protester
A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the FBI.
