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1. An ad giant wants to run your next TV’s operating system

   By Karlston, November 22, 2024   

   • tv
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 1,541 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 22, 2024

2. Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

   By Karlston, October 4, 2024   

   • microsoft
   • copilot vision
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • microsoft
     • copilot vision
     • privacy
   • 1 comment
   • 9,403 views
   • 
   • Comment by dabourzannan
   • October 4, 2024

3. Thousands of Linux systems infected by stealthy malware since 2021

   By Karlston, October 4, 2024   

   • linux
   • malware
   • 0 comments
   • 1,903 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 4, 2024

4. OpenAI helps spammers plaster 80,000 sites with messages that bypassed filters

   By Karlston, April 10, 2025   

   • openai
   • spam
   • 0 comments
   • 993 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • April 10, 2025

5. YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel

   By Karlston, September 4, 2024   

   • yubikeys
   • vulnerability
   • 0 comments
   • 1,951 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 4, 2024

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

   By Karlston, September 11, 2024
   • 0 comments
   • 1,138 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 11, 2024

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

   By Karlston, September 25, 2024   

   • chatgpt
   • vulnerability
   • 2 comments
   • 2,281 views
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   • Comment by DKT27
   • September 25, 2024

8. LG TVs start showing ads on screensavers

   By Karlston, September 26, 2024   

   • lg
   • tvs
   • (and 1 more)

     Tagged with:

     • lg
     • tvs
     • ads
   • 1 comment
   • 1,826 views
   • 
   • Comment by cyberloner
   • September 26, 2024

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

   By Karlston, March 14, 2025   

   • reddit
   • ads
   • 0 comments
   • 973 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • March 14, 2025

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

    By Karlston, September 27, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,452 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 27, 2024

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

    By Karlston, August 8, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 986 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • August 8, 2024

12. Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots

    By Karlston, May 1, 2025
    • 0 comments
    • 801 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 1, 2025

13. UK looking to loosen Google’s control of its search engine

    By Karlston, June 24, 2025   

    • uk
    • google search
    • 0 comments
    • 503 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 24, 2025

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

    By Karlston, January 10, 2025   

    • google
    • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 872 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • January 10, 2025

15. 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)

      Tagged with:

      • google chrome
      • manifest v3
      • ad blockers
    • 1 comment
    • 3,185 views
    • 
    • Comment by Karlston
    • August 5, 2024

16. 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
    • 2,217 views
    • 
    • Comment by meohmy
    • August 27, 2024

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

    By Karlston, July 3, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 1 comment
    • 1,540 views
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    • Comment by Karlston
    • July 3, 2024

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

    By Karlston, March 15, 2025   

    • amazon
    • alexa
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • amazon
      • alexa
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,513 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 15, 2025

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

    By Karlston, June 11, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,190 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2024

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

    By Karlston, June 27, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,415 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 27, 2024

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

    By Karlston, June 25, 2024   

    • microsoft
    • eu
    • 0 comments
    • 1,282 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 25, 2024

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

    By Karlston, June 6, 2024   

    • duckduckgo
    • ai chatbots
    • 0 comments
    • 1,312 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 6, 2024

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

    By Karlston, June 11, 2024   

    • apple
    • ai
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • ai
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 1,470 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 11, 2024

24. Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

    By Karlston, May 25, 2024   

    • ransomware
    • bitlocker
    • 0 comments
    • 1,882 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 25, 2024

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

    By Karlston, February 14, 2025   

    • reddit
    • paywall
    • 0 comments
    • 1,303 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • February 14, 2025