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Artificial Intelligence Act gets passed in EU

CyberSecurity Insiders

European Parliament has created a history by adopting the draft that mitigates the risks gener-ated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The post Artificial Intelligence Act gets passed in EU appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Microsoft to Add Dedicated AI Copilot Button on Windows PCs

SecureWorld News

Microsoft's Copilot AI is an advanced artificial intelligence assistant designed to enhance user productivity, troubleshoot technical issues, and provide personalized recommendations. Surveillance and monitoring risks: The integration of AI into everyday computing could lead to increased surveillance capabilities.

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US pharmacy Rite Aid banned from operating facial recognition systems

Malwarebytes

The regulator found so many flaws in the retailer’s surveillance program that it concluded Rite Aid had failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores. Notify consumers when their biometric information is used.

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AI and Microdirectives

Schneier on Security

China is experimenting with even more powerful forms of automated legal enforcement and targeted surveillance. Made possible by advances in surveillance, communications technologies, and big-data analytics, microdirectives will be a new and predominant form of law shaped largely by machines. Yet it is not a future we must endure.

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Rhythm in the algorithm: digital rights groups call on Spotify to abandon voice recognition invention

SC Magazine

A screenshot from a music video of hte Evan Greer song, “Surveillance Capitalism,” which tackles the dangers of commercial surveillance technology. Sometimes fighting the excesses of the creeping surveillance economy is done through position papers, coalition building and lawsuits. Our concern is not ‘Hey patch this up.’

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The Need for Trustworthy AI

Schneier on Security

This is surveillance capitalism , and AI is shaping up to be part of it. And, as with the rest of the internet, that somehow is likely to include surveillance and manipulation. Phone apps collect and sell your data. Quite possibly, it could be much worse with AI. These companies will need to monetize them somehow.

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LLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear

Schneier on Security

Claude’s reply: Here’s a brief summary of the key themes and arguments made in security expert Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World : Central Themes: Effective security requires realistic risk assessment, not fear-driven responses.