TikTok : pour la Chine, la suspension du réseau social aux Etats-Unis légitime sa propre censure Depuis samedi soir, le réseau social chinois est inaccessible depuis les Etats-Unis. Il avait annoncé, vendredi, qu’il suspendrait ses services, faute de garanties de l’administration Biden. TikTok est visé par une loi interdisant la plateforme pour des raisons de sécurité nationale.

TikTok : pour la Chine, la suspension du réseau social aux Etats-Unis légitime sa propre censure

AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm People often talk about “safety” when discussing the risks of AI causing harm. AI safety means different things to different people, and those looking for a definition here will be disappointed.

“The FTC is increasingly taking note of AI’s potential for and real-world instances of harm—from incentivizing commercial surveillance to enabling fraud and impersonation to perpetuating illegal discrimination.”

www.ftc.gov/policy/advoc...

A cybersecurity strategy fit for purpose? Introducing the special issue on EU cybersecurity: Collective resilience through regulation

Just published in the Computer Law & Security Review, our special issue editorial:

𝗔 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲? Introducing the special issue on EU cybersecurity: 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration The Trump administration has different interests and priorities than those of the Biden administration for regulating technology. For some issues like AI regulation, big changes are on tap.

Tech law in 2025: a look ahead at AI, privacy and social media regulation under the new Trump administration

The Death of Net Neutrality Is a Bad Omen While Americans might not mourn the loss of net neutrality, an appeals court’s ruling sets a troubling precedent for consumer protections in every industry.

While Americans might not mourn the loss of net neutrality, an appeals court’s ruling sets a troubling precedent for consumer protections in every industry.

US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.

Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.

WIRED’s 2024 Year-in-Review Quiz: From AI Slop to Human Brain Implants How well did you follow WIRED’s coverage of the biggest science and technology stories from 2024? Answer these 10 questions to test your knowledge.

"2024 .. defined by #GenerativeAI .. software features .. hands of millions of people worldwide & unavoidably built into .. Google Search .. some AI tools, like ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode & Google’s NotebookLM, were delightful to interact with .." www.wired.com/story/2024-y...

Street Level Surveillance EFF Presents: A Field Guide to Police Surveillance

Learn more about the surveillance tech that law enforcement routinely deploy in our communities with our Street Level Surveillance site.

‘I deleted news apps’: Guardian readers on how to stop doomscrolling While we certainly don’t encourage people to turn away from the news, we also know it’s important to take breaks Doomscrolling happens to the best of us. Algorithms across social platforms are finely tuned to feed you content and posts that keep you…

‘I deleted news apps’: Guardian readers on how to stop doomscrolling

A card reads: "ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump. ABC News agreed to pay the money to President-elect Trump’s future presidential foundation and museum to settle a lawsuit about on-air statements made by the anchor George Stephanopoulos." Dec. 14, 2024

Breaking News: ABC News agreed to give $15 million to President-elect Trump’s future presidential foundation to settle a defamation lawsuit. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/14/u...

FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—Change WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal Apps FBI warns all users to stop texting—but secure messaging apps must also be changed. Here’s what you need to know.

"... while the argument runs one way in the U.S. and Europe, the same technical back doors would exist in the Middle East, Africa, China, Russia, South East Asia, countries with a different view on privacy and state monitoring activities."

www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...

TikTok Asks To Pause Ban Until Supreme Court—And Trump—Weigh In The ban is scheduled to take effect Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise.

TikTok asked a federal court Monday to pause its ruling upholding the federal government’s law that could ban the app in the coming weeks.

The Tyranny of Algorithms We live today increasingly under the tyranny of algorithms. They rule over us. They shape what we say and how we interact with each other. They shape

“The Tyranny of Algorithms” – my post discussing the problems of algorithms in heath insurance, social media, and predictions for credit, insurance, sentencing, education, and employment. teachprivacy.com/the-tyranny-... #privacy #AI

The EU proposal to scan all your WhatsApp chats is back on the agenda The controversial CSAM scanning plan keeps coming back

The EU proposal to scan all your private communications to halt the spread of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is back on regulators' agenda #ChatControl

The Council of the EU is due to discuss it again today www.parlament.gv.at/dokument/XXV... in preparation for a meeting on the 12/13 Dec

#privacysky

The US Just Made It Way Harder for China to Build Its Own AI Chips The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of new export controls that will make it harder for Chinese companies like Huawei and ByteDance to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of new export controls that will make it harder for Chinese companies like Huawei and ByteDance to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

We created Privacy Badger to be an easy way to block any tracker or ad that violates the principle of user consent. Learn more about the tool at privacybadger.org and give @privacybadger.bsky.social a follow!

Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams The scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it's contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.

NEW: The scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it's contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.

ICYMI new paper out in SCIENCE @science.org

I’m proud of our methodology & findings. This is most robust study to date—across all types of platforms & time periods—to measure outrage’s effect on misinfo & empirically show that the adage is true:
you really “can’t bring facts to a feelings fight”

Over at LinkedIn, a wrote a longer piece discussing why I think it's wrong to put the ball in your court to protect privacy. www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-in...

The US gov wants Google to sell Chrome to stop Google' monopoly in online search. But don't we all love Chrome? ❤️ Why then sell it ? Let me explain, having published the first in-depth research article about this with @zubair-shafiq.bsky.social and others, and recently given a talk about this. 🧵1/9

For a full download of the paper (not paywalled) go to :

kateklonick.com/wp-content/u...

or

osf.io/preprints/ps...

To combat disinformation, Japan could draw lessons from Australia and Europe | The Strategist Japan is moving to strengthen its resilience to disinformation, though so far it’s only in the preparatory stage. The EU and some countries have introduced requirements in content moderation for digit...

“Japan is moving to strengthen its resilience to disinformation, though so far it’s only in the preparatory stage.” www.aspistrategist.org.au/to-combat-di...

A Pennsylvania boy used AI to make nude images of female students. Was it illegal? The photos were made using likenesses of nearly 50 Lancaster Country Day School students. A tipster reported them via the anonymous app Safe2Say.

A Pennsylvania boy used AI to make nude images of female students. Was it illegal?

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Cracking Down On Organized Crime Behind Scam Centers | Meta We’re going after the criminal organizations behind ‘pig butchering’ schemes, which trick people across the globe into scam investments.

Meta has taken down over two million accounts linked to scam centers in regions including Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the UAE, and the Philippines in 2024. about.fb.com/news/2024/11...

Opt out: how to stop tech companies spying on your phone as Trump promises mass deportations There are no federal privacy regulations to protect your information – here’s how you can do it yourself

"The US has no federal privacy regulations on the books that effectively limit how companies collect your data and what they can do with it. Tech companies have...been actively vying for national security and government contracts..."

Please reread these two back-to-back sentences a few times.

Trump's FCC Pick Wants to Be the Speech Police. That's Not His Job Brendan Carr wrote the Project 2025 chapter on the Federal Communications Commission. Now Donald Trump has tapped him to run the agency.

Brendan Carr wrote the Project 2025 chapter on the Federal Communications Commission. Now Donald Trump has tapped him to run the agency.

DOJ Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly (1) Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech c...

Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech companies in the world.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Social media: the good, the bad, and the ugly – Final report Final report

Australia. Joint Select Committee on Social Media and Society: final report ‘Social media: the good, the bad, and the ugly – Final report’

www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

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