US Spy Agencies Setting Up Platform to Buy Your Data There is so much data for the government to acquire without a search warrant that it is a problem. As a result the DNI is working on a system to make it easier to buy our data. This even includes the use of AI tools […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The bill passed Congress with overwhelming support so it is not surprising that the President signed it. The first lady was personally involved in getting the bill passed; she testified before Congress in favor of the bill. The bill bans the NONCONSENSUAL online publication of sexually explicit images and videos, whether they are authentic or […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]FTC Says it Won’t Regulate AI Until After it Causes Harm While I understand the concept, I am not sure it is the best strategy for protecting you and me. On the other hand, regulators really don’t understand technology and rules, once made, are hard to change. Given the rate of change of AI, the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those of you not familiar with the False Claims Act or FCA, it is a Civil War Era law that the government uses to recover billions of dollars every year from contractors who lie to Uncle about something. In our case, it is going to be lying about their cybersecurity practices. In 2021 the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The UK is bracing for a fight with the White House over so-called free speech. Trying to do it quietly, hopefully. The British regulator Ofcom sent warning letters to several US technology companies telling them that Ofcom was about to enforce the UK’s Online Safety Act. Note that every country thinks that their free speech […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]This is an actual event, not a drill. SDIS 67 / Laurent Schoenferber SDIX 67 / Laurent Schoenferber The date is March 10,2021. The time is 12:40 AM. The location is an OVH data center on the west bank of the Rhine, where France borders Germany. The data center, a small one by today’s standards, […]
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