Whose photos have been used to train the system? —- StockCake is a new platform by AI startup Imaginary Machines. The site currently hosts more than a million pre-generated images. These images can be downloaded, used, and shared for free.
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#Google borrows #iphone #itag always-on tracking feature: #Android 15 will allow compatible phones to be located even when they are switched off. The system works by allowing the handset to broadcast Bluetooth beacons to other Android
Google is developing an extra layer of #security that aims at preventing man in the middle – but requires detailed data about the device. No, thank you, #Google.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2301471/man-in-the-middle-hacks-on-the-rise-how-to-stay-safe.html
Independent #browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in the first month after #EU legislation forced Google, Microsoft, and Apple to make it easier for users to switch to rivals, according to data
A startup bets #AR is the key to safe driving, not #AI — Car companies are embracing Augmented Reality Heads Up Displayss as a means of relaying important information to the driver. Instead of having to look down
Sweden’s public sector has ditched Big Tech in the name of privacy as a major telecom provider unveiled a new secure collaboration hub.
Tele2 Collaborate includes encrypted chat, video meetings, whiteboard, and document-sharing. #bigtech
https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/swedens-public-sector-says-goodbye-to-big-tech
Collaboration to produce #security processes and standards for #opensource: Today’s global software infrastructure is over 80% open source. The software stack that underpins any product with digital elements is typically built using open source software. As a
Beware of #Facebook ads that want you to download something: The malvertising campaigns are created by hijacked Facebook profiles that impersonate popular AI services.
Users tricked by the ads become members of fraudulent Facebook communities.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-facebook-midjourney-ai-page-promoted-malware-to-12-million-people/
A good story from the leader of #Fdroid: “Three years ago, F-Droid had a similar kind of attempt as the Xz backdoor,” he posted on Mastodon. “A new contributor submitted a merge request to improve the search, which
Researchers find that #Apple #privacy claims are fake news: ‘Due to the way the user interface is designed, users don’t know what is going on. For example, the user is given the option to enable or not enable