Twitter wants to offer a whole bunch of services under one roof, so expect more of these. But, there are two strategies – best of breed and one throat to choke. Twitter is, apparently, going after the one throat to choke model. In the best of breed model, you pick the best tools you can […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Government Contractors Affected by TikTok Ban Too The White House issued a memo in February requiring the removal of TikTok from federal information systems as required by the consolidated appropriations Act of 2023. How this affects contractors is that it also includes IT “used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Most people know about OpenAI’s ChatGPT, funded, in part, by a massive infusion of cash from Microsoft. People also are aware of the privacy concerns of GPT-type tools. In many cases, the damage is not intentional, but accidental. People submitting sensitive queries without thinking about it. Also, as more and more software incorporates GPT-tools under […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A Couple of Annoyed Redditors Launched Website to Anonymously Rate Your Landlord – What Could Possibly Go Wrong? While I understand why some folks might be annoyed at their landlord, how do you verify anything that is on the site? Until now there really hasn’t been a way to figure out whether a landlord treats […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As U.S. states implement new second-generation privacy laws (there are currently 8 states – can you name all of them?), the rules regarding data retention are changing and you might want to be prepared – unless, of course, you enjoy spending tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers to defend yourself, hours being deposed and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]No sane person can deny the allure of Generative Pre-trained Transformer AIs. Smart people are also concerned about the security risks they create. For example, if you use an AI to write code, could the AI include a back door? Or malware? How do you know without reviewing every line of code in detail? In […]
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