Background check service National Public Data confirms a breach after hackers leaked a stolen database with millions of SSNs and other sensitive personal info
General Information What Happened? There appears to have been a data … CNET : National Public Data Breach: How to Protect Your Social Security Number Mike Snider / USA Today : National Public Data co...
The NYT sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, alleging they used millions of its articles to train AI, the first major US media outlet to sue
community responds Gaurav Girotra / Tech in Asia : NYT files copyright suit against OpenAI, Microsoft Jacob Oliver / CryptoSlate : New York Times sues Microsoft, OpenAI for alleged copyright infringem...
Study: ChatGPT cited nonexistent Washington Post, Miami Herald, and Los Angeles Times articles and fabricated a sexual harassment story about a law professor
The AI chatbot can misrepresent key facts with great flourish, even citing a fake Washington Post article as evidence
Southwest Airlines says an operational meltdown over the holiday weekend was partly caused by its scheduling software, which a union rep called “outdated”
New York CNN — A punishing winter storm … Los Angeles Times : Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’ of well-known vulnerabilities Scott Neuman / NPR : The blizzard is just one rea...
Amateur digital sleuths have joined massive crowdsourcing efforts on social media to track violent Capitol rioters, passing the evidence to authorities
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Records show the Los Angeles Police Department has used facial recognition software ~30,000 times since 2009, and 300+ personnel have access to the tools
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How credit agencies like Experian use fear to pitch online identity protection services of questionable value and with onerous ToS including arbitration clauses
David Lazarus / Los Angeles Times : Tweets: @briankrebs , @troyhunt , and @mississippiago Tweets: @briankrebs : http://www.latimes.com/... Experian et al want to sell you FUD. It's all out there for ...
The Equifax breach, affecting ~44% of US population, is possibly the worst leak of personal information ever and was handled poorly by the company
How To Protect Your Credit And Identity If Your Data Was Compromised Sadagopan / Sadagopan's weblog … : Equifax : Disturbing Developments Tony Zerucha / Bankless Times : Industry reacts to Equifax dat...
Silicon Valley, which was at its most politically vocal before the election, reacts with disbelief, anger, and frustration at Trump's win
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Facebook Heavily Promotes Live Video But Struggles To Deal With Its Visceral Aftermath
for better or for worse Jim Edwards / Business Insider : Facebook *is* biasing the news — but not in the way you think Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post : Is Facebook ready for live video's important r...