• Nov 10, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Studies,

Advanced AI Chatbots Can Now Infer Detailed Personal Attributes from General Social Media Posts

It’s old news that the exciting new generation of LLM-based AI chatbots posed a serious threat to people’s privacy. But nine months is a long time in the world of AI, and large language models have made huge strides in their capabilities since then. It’s no surprise that the privacy risks they bring have grown, … Continue reading “Advanced AI Chatbots Can Now Infer Detailed Personal Attributes from General Social Media Posts”

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  • Sep 16, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

Massive Novaestrat data leak effects over 20 million in Ecuador

A report by ZDNet, with help from vpnMentor’s Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, have uncovered what’s likely the largest data leak in the history of Ecuador. This leak contains roughly 20.8 million user records. Ecuador has a population of 16.6 million so it’s safe to say this leak has impacted a vast majority of the … Continue reading “Massive Novaestrat data leak effects over 20 million in Ecuador”

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  • Jul 17, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

The Florida DMV sells your personal information and there’s no way to opt out

ABC News Florida’s I-Team issued a breaking news story last week, revealing government documents that prove that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DMV) sells personal information of residents to third party companies. ABC News Florida’s Adam Walser discovered this information after being tipped off by a concerned Florida resident. The resident … Continue reading “The Florida DMV sells your personal information and there’s no way to opt out”

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