White faces generated by AI are more convincing than photos, finds survey | The Guardian
However, the team said the results did not hold for images of people of colour, possibly because the algorithm used to generate AI faces was largely trained on images of white people.
Somewhat ironically, while humans seem unable to tell apart real faces from those generated by AI, the team developed a machine learning system that can do so with 94% accuracy.
Man crushed to death by robot in South Korea – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67354709
A man has been crushed to death by a robot in South Korea after it failed to differentiate him from the boxes of food it was handling, reports say.
Forbud mot Meta om bruk av persondata utvides til hele EØS
https://nrkbeta.no/2023/10/31/forbud-mot-meta-om-bruk-av-persondata-utvides-til-hele-eos/
Datatilsynet vant frem hos Personvernrådet i EU. Tilsynets forbud utvides til flere land.
– Dette er en historisk dag for personvernet, skriver direktør i Datatilsynet Line Coll i en uttalelse til NRK.Datatilsynet beordret i sommer Meta å stanse bruken av nordmenns persondata til adferdsbasert reklame.
Teknologikjempen, som eier Facebook og Instagram, har siden august fått én million i daglige bøter for å ikke følge vedtaket.
Siden har tilsynet bedt Personvernrådet i EU (EDPB) om en bindende hastebeslutning. Denne beslutningen gjør tilsynets vedtak permanent og gjeldende for hele EØS-området. Tidligere gjaldt vedtaket kun for Norge og kun for en midlertidig periode.
Nå kan du reservere deg mot dørsalg – Forbrukerrådet
https://www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/na-kan-du-reservere-deg-mot-dorsalg/
Forbrukere kan nå reservere seg mot dørsalg. Det er også innført forbud mot dørsalg på kvelden, i helger og på helligdager.
Forbrukerrådet anbefaler som hovedregel ingen å kjøpe noe på døra. Nå er det også kommet regler som begrenser denne type salg, og som gjør det mulig å reservere seg mot innpåslitne selgere.
Med det nye regelverket er det eneste du trenger å gjøre er å henge en lapp eller et skilt som sier «Nei takk til dørsalg» eller tilsvarende.
‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ Is Ending – Pixel Envy
https://pxlnv.com/linklog/problem-with-jon-stewart-ending/
Apple is a big, sprawling conglomerate. If it cannot handle Stewart’s inquiries about China or our machine learning future, I think it should ask itself why that is, and whether those criticisms have merit.
Chainalysis says some reports might be overestimating crypto’s role in terrorist financing | The Block
In the wake of the recent Hamas attack in Israel, crypto analytics firm Chainalysis said Wednesday that’s its been receiving lots of questions about how terrorist groups might be using cryptocurrency. But it said some reports about the supposed use might be overstating metrics and using “flawed analyses.”
“Although terrorism financing is a very small portion of the already very small portion of cryptocurrency transaction volume that is illicit, some terrorist organizations raise, store, and transfer funds using cryptocurrency,” it wrote in a blog post. “Terrorist organizations have historically used and will likely continue to use traditional, fiat-based methods such as financial institutions, hawalas, and shell companies as their primary financing vehicles.”
Israel warns citizens of security camera hack risk | Risky Biz News
In the face of an escalating military conflict with Hamas and Hezbollah forces, the Israeli government has asked citizens to secure home security cameras or shut them down completely, fearing the devices could be hacked and used for espionage and intelligence collection.
In a memo on Friday, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate has asked camera owners to change their passwords, enable two-factor authentication if present, and enable automatic security updates.
If camera owners can’t change any of their settings, officials have urged owners to either cover camera lenses or shut down devices completely.Israeli officials aren’t taking any chances and have most likely learned a vital lesson from the recent Russo-Ukrainian conflict, where security cameras across Ukraine have been hacked by Russian hackers to track military aid convoys and adjust missile targeting in real-time.
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In addition, there is also a propaganda aspect to take into consideration. Since the initial Hamas attack on October 7, footage taken from hacked security cameras showing Hamas rockets hitting Israeli homes has also been widely shared online.
Risky Biz News: Israel warns citizens of security camera hack risk
Security Vulnerability of Switzerland’s E-Voting System – Schneier on Security
Online voting is insecure, period. This doesn’t stop organizations and governments from using it. (And for low-stakes elections, it’s probably fine.) Switzerland—not low stakes—uses online voting for national elections.
Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66964510
The business model is brutal but simple.
There are many apps that promise hassle-free loans in minutes. Not all of them are predatory. But many – once downloaded – harvest your contacts, photos and ID cards, and use that information later to extort you.
When customers don’t repay on time – and sometimes even when they do – they share this information with a call centre where young agents of the gig economy, armed with laptops and phones are trained to harass and humiliate people into repayment.