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1. Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

   By Karlston, September 11, 2024
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   • 703 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 11, 2024

2. Hacker plants false memories in ChatGPT to steal user data in perpetuity

   By Karlston, September 25, 2024   

   • chatgpt
   • vulnerability
   • 2 comments
   • 1,339 views
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   • Comment by DKT27
   • September 25, 2024

3. LG TVs start showing ads on screensavers

   By Karlston, September 26, 2024   

   • lg
   • tvs
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     • lg
     • tvs
     • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 1,012 views
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   • Comment by cyberloner
   • September 26, 2024

4. New Reddit controls let you block your most-hated advertisers for a year

   By Karlston, March 14   

   • reddit
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 348 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 14

5. Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars

   By Karlston, September 27, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 794 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 27, 2024

6. Google and Meta ignored their own rules in secret teen-targeting ad deals

   By Karlston, August 8, 2024
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   • 520 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 8, 2024

7. Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots

   By Karlston, May 1
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   • 148 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • May 1

8. Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out

   By Karlston, January 10   

   • google
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 399 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 10

9. Chrome’s Manifest V3, and its changes for ad blocking, are coming real soon

   By Karlston, August 5, 2024   

   • google chrome
   • manifest v3
   • (and 1 more)

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     • google chrome
     • manifest v3
     • ad blockers
   • 1 comment
   • 2,379 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • August 5, 2024

10. Your TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.

    By Karlston, August 19, 2024   

    • smart tv
    • ads
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • smart tv
      • ads
      • privacy
    • 2 comments
    • 1,504 views
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    • Comment by meohmy
    • August 27, 2024

11. “Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

    By Karlston, July 3, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 1 comment
    • 881 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • July 3, 2024

12. Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28

    By Karlston, March 15   

    • amazon
    • alexa
    • (and 1 more)

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      • amazon
      • alexa
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 489 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 15

13. Ransomware gangs are adopting “more brutal” tactics amid crackdowns

    By Karlston, June 11, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 743 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2024

14. Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims

    By Karlston, June 27, 2024
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    • 776 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 27, 2024

15. Microsoft risks huge fine over “possibly abusive” bundling of Teams and Office

    By Karlston, June 25, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 843 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 25, 2024

16. DuckDuckGo offers “anonymous” access to AI chatbots through new service

    By Karlston, June 6, 2024   

    • duckduckgo
    • ai chatbots
    • 0 comments
    • 858 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 6, 2024

17. Apple’s AI promise: “Your data is never stored or made accessible to Apple”

    By Karlston, June 11, 2024   

    • apple
    • ai
    • (and 1 more)

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      • apple
      • ai
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 942 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2024

18. Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

    By Karlston, May 25, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • bitlocker
    • 0 comments
    • 1,243 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 25, 2024

19. Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says

    By Karlston, February 14   

    • reddit
    • paywall
    • 0 comments
    • 576 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14

20. Slack users horrified to discover messages used for AI training

    By Karlston, May 18, 2024   

    • slack
    • 1 comment
    • 1,250 views
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    • Comment by SatinOverlord
    • May 20, 2024

21. Professor sues Meta to allow release of feed-killing tool for Facebook

    By Karlston, May 9, 2024   

    • facebook
    • 0 comments
    • 1,013 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 9, 2024

22. Millions of IPs remain infected by USB worm years after its creators left it for dead

    By Karlston, April 26, 2024   

    • usb
    • worm
    • 0 comments
    • 1,049 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 26, 2024

23. What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infected the world

    By Karlston, April 1, 2024   

    • linux
    • backdoor
    • 1 comment
    • 1,378 views
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    • Comment by Nuclear Fallout
    • April 1, 2024

24. Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed

    By Karlston, April 25, 2024   

    • reddit
    • ads
    • 0 comments
    • 872 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • April 25, 2024

25. Microsoft blamed for “a cascade of security failures” in Exchange breach report

    By Karlston, April 4, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • 1 comment
    • 987 views
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    • Comment by The Boca Deb
    • April 4, 2024