One of the biggest criticisms of generative AI is that many of the models used to train these systems comes from data that was obtained without the explicit consent of…
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CSIRO calls out ineffective deepfake detection tools
A study by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and South Korea’s Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) assessed 16 leading detectors and found none could reliably identify real-world deepfakes. The international team of…
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UK government wants to break personal privacy for the whole world
Security agencies in the United Kingdom have ordered Apple to give them full access to encrypted data on iCloud drives regardless of the data owner’s country of origin or location….
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Apple’s no win scenario
Those familiar with Star Trek will know the Kobayashi Maru simulation. It’s a test given to prospective starship captains to test their reactions in a no win scenario. In that…
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Apple prepared to go nuclear in UK privacy fight
The British government is contemplating changes that will compel companies that provide messaging services, such as Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage, that use end-to-end encryption to create ‘backdoors’ that give law…
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Apple’s new privacy ad is funny and serious at the same time
Apple has, for many years, produced some of the funniest and most creative ads the tech industry has even seen. There was the famous 1984 ad, produced by Ridley Scott,…
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Apple to fix security ‘hole’ with full iCloud encryption
Apple and law enforcement agencies have been locked in a battle over recent years. On one side, we have law enforcement wanting to access messages sent by alleged criminals who…
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iCloud user data might not be as private as you think
A pair of security researchers claim to have found evidence that Apple is collecting data that enables the company to track users through their Apple ID. The researchers from Germany…
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How to hide and password protect photos in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16
If you have a few ‘personal’ photos in your camera roll or simply want to be sure that images on your iPhone or iPad are especially safe, Apple has added…
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iOS 16 will mean no mare CAPTCHA, eventually
If you visit websites and are asked to prove you’re a real person, you’ll be familiar with CAPTCHA. The new Automatic Verification feature that is part of iOS 16, and…
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