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Here comes synthetic data for #AI machine learning — pre-labeled and “sanitized,” meaning it doesn’t entail personal information. It mimics real data but does not clone it, using a base dataset and then building an artificial representation upon this real data. As such, synthetic data offers AI developers a

#Cybersecurity investigation: one of the biggest challenges reporting on data breaches is verifying that the data is authentic, and not someone trying to stitch together fake data from disparate places to sell to buyers who are none the wiser.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/15/how-to-verify-a-data-breach/

The #EU DSA is “now running at full speed” : The Commission asked Bing, Google Search, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube and X to provide details regarding their strategies to address risks associated with generative AI, including on elections. It also asked LinkedIn to clarify how it complies with

Information newly made available under California law has shed light on data broker practices, including exactly what categories of information they trade in. #adtech
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/03/data-brokers-admit-theyre-selling-information-on-precise-location-kids-and-reproductive-healthcare

The #Web 35 years – Tim Berners-Lee proposes solutions: The first is the extent of power concentration, which contradicts the decentralized spirit I originally envisioned. This has segmented the web, with a fight to keep users hooked on one #platform to optimize profit. Compounding this issue is the

The reason a #laptop is under a lot of stress at 100% is due to its #lithium-ion battery. It consists of two layers, one made of graphite and the other made of lithium cobalt oxide, with lithium ions passing between them. A fully charged #battery looks

Even if you have seen images or video clips of the town of Bern in Switzerland, it is even prettier in real life. Walking or cycling in the ancient town center takes you to another world. #Europe #travel #photography
https://klaava.com/europe/bern-switzerland-is-so-pretty-town-that-it-may-become-the-new-hallstatt/

Not every country welcomed #Google’s iconic Street View cars to their streets when they started to #photograph houses, people and vehicles. One of these longtime holdouts, Germany, has only recently begun to change its tune after more than a decade of resistance. But why?
https://petapixel.com/2024/03/08/germany-vs-google-how-street-view-won-the-privacy-battle-in-europes-most-private-country/