In light of the Supreme Court saying that it it not invasive for web sites to collect your government ID to verify your age before letting you see their site, Google is trying a different, very interesting, tactic instead of requiring you to upload your government ID. The problems with web sites collecting your ID […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Although how they did it is slightly different, Meta, owner of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other apps and Yandex, a Russian company that offers Google-like services, both figured out that just because a user said don’t track me didn’t mean that it applies to them. Rather than sending cookie data back to Meta and Yandex, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Texas AG sued Google claiming that they were violating Texas laws by misrepresenting what incognito mode means (it reduces visibility of your browsing ONLY ON YOUR COMPUTER, not on the Internet, your Internet provider or to web sites) and for its use of location data and biometrics. While a billion dollars to Google is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Wrong Number Scam Text Messages This scam is becoming very popular. You get a text from a number that is not in your phone book trying to engage you. “How is your sore back?” “How are you?” “Sorry, I’m running late” Anything to engage you. Once you are engaged they figure you are invested in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Google has confirmed an attack on all 1.8 billion GMail users’ data. If you are one of those 1.8 billion, continue reading. I saw this attack a couple of weeks ago and kind of blew it off, but apparently, it is significant. You get an email that looks like it came from Google and even […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last year California governor Newsom vetoed an AI safety bill that big tech donors didn’t like. That bill, SB 1047, would have required big tech to do safety testing of their AI models. Newsom said it would hurt innovation. Now another fight is happening. Assembly bill 412 would require generative AI developers to meticulously document […]
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