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Privacy, Security: What happens when there are no adults in the room

Privacy, Security: What happens when there are no adults in the room

A 21 year old with security clearance is strongly suspected of leaking critical U.S. intelligence documents to a group of video game enthusiasts on a private social media Discord server: In interviews with a member of the Discord group where intelligence documents were shared, The Washington Post learned details of the alleged leaker, “OG.” Source: Leaker of U.S. secret documents worked on military base, friend says – The Washington Post Why did he have a security clearance this high? What…

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Study: 99% of U.S. hospitals leak your access data to 3rd parties

Study: 99% of U.S. hospitals leak your access data to 3rd parties

A new study found that 99% of U.S. hospitals employed online data trackers in 2021 that transmitted visitors’ information to a broad network of outside parties, including major technology companies, data brokers, and private equity firms. Source: Hospitals pledge to protect patient privacy, but websites leak data

Privacy: Clearview AI stole 30 billion photos from Facebook and put them into a digital Police Line up DB

Privacy: Clearview AI stole 30 billion photos from Facebook and put them into a digital Police Line up DB

A controversial facial recognition database, used by police departments across the nation, was built in part with 30 billion photos the company scraped from Facebook and other social media users without their permission, the company’s CEO recently admitted, creating what critics called a “perpetual police line-up,” even for people who haven’t done anything wrong. Source: Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and gave them to cops: it puts everyone into a ‘perpetual police line-up’ The photos were stolen without…

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