I don't own a cellphone. Can this privacy-focused network change that? ~tech privacy Article 2072 words 6 votes
Scientists and archivists worry Epic Games' control of the 3D model market will 'destroy' cultural heritage ~games Article 2123 words, published Oct 28 2024 35 votes
Amazon in case in front of US National Labor Relations Board over union busting tactics ~society Article 927 words 27 votes
The editors protecting Wikipedia from AI hoaxes ~tech internet Article 1256 words, published Oct 9 2024 18 votes
‘The community is in chaos:’ WordPress.org now requires you denounce affiliation with WP Engine to log in ~tech Article 1582 words 33 votes
The rise of DIY, pirated medicine: Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has made DIY medicine cheaper and more accessible to the masses ~health healthcare medicine Article 2835 words 81 votes
Here’s twenty-two examples of Google employees trying to avoid creating evidence in antitrust case ~tech google Article 716 words 47 votes
Sex trafficker on FBI Most Wanted list captured in Barcelona pleads not guilty ~news usa spain.barcelona crime Article 272 words, published Mar 20 2024 29 votes
AI music generator Suno admits it was trained on ‘essentially all music files on the internet’ ~tech internet Article 575 words 39 votes
Websites are blocking the wrong AI scrapers (Because AI companies keep making new ones) ~tech internet Article 1256 words 18 votes
Google now only search engine allowed to provide results from Reddit ~tech google.search internet social media Article 1333 words 88 votes
Hackers target AI users with malicious stable diffusion tool on Github to protest 'art theft' ~tech Article 605 words 17 votes
The leak of an internal Google database reveals thousands of potential privacy and security issues reported by employees ~tech google privacy security.cyber Article 287 words 21 votes
University suspends students for AI homework tool it gave them $10,000 prize to make ~tech Article 1735 words 46 votes
Solar storm knocks out farmers' tractor GPS systems during peak planting season ~tech Article 1490 words 33 votes
Etsy sellers are turning free fanfiction into printed and bound physical books [against the wishes of the authors], and listing them for sale for more than $100 per book ~books fiction.fan Article 1398 words 59 votes
Police bodycam shows sheriff hunting for 'obscene' books at library ~books libraries Article 208 words 54 votes
Service jobs now require bizarre personality test from AI company - 404 Media investigation of Reddit post trend ~life work Article 311 words 43 votes
‘Neural network’ fake ID site goes dark after 404 Media investigation - Site creator denies illegal applications after boasting of them ~tech Link 23 votes
An instant fake ID factory - An underground website called OnlyFake is claiming to use “neural networks” to generate realistic looking photos of fake IDs for just $15 ~tech Article 294 words 25 votes
Google formally endorses right to repair, will lobby to pass repair laws ~tech google apple Article 556 words 25 votes
Impact: US FTC stops data broker X-Mode selling sensitive location data ~tech privacy Article 1060 words 16 votes
Largest dataset powering AI images removed after discovery of Child Sexual Abuse Materials ~tech google Article 3947 words 27 votes
Marketing company claims that it actually is listening to your phone and smart speakers to target ads ~tech privacy Article 857 words 34 votes
Polish hackers repaired trains the manufacturer artificially bricked. Now the train company is threatening them. ~tech Article 1502 words 59 votes
Advertisers want to place ads next to content that is 'Brand Safe'. The end of Jezebel is a case study of how that impacts hard hitting news sites ~tech Article 3454 words, published Nov 10 2023 44 votes
AI cameras took over one small American town. Now they're everywhere ~tech privacy Article 1946 words 30 votes
‘Verified’ OSINT accounts are destroying the Israel-Palestine information ecosystem ~tech social media Article 1084 words 18 votes
Video reveals crucial details of LAPD ignoring robbery to catch Togetic in Pokémon Go ~games Article 1139 words 34 votes
ICE, CBP, Secret Service all illegally used US smartphone location data ~tech privacy Article 1326 words, published Oct 5 2023 30 votes
The secret weapon [leaked credit data] hackers can use to dox nearly anyone in America for $15 ~finance Article 3102 words, published Aug 22 2023 32 votes
Kick revisits moderation policy after CEO laughs at sex worker ‘prank’ stream ~tech social media Article 1014 words 18 votes
Why scalpers can get Olivia Rodrigo tickets and you can't ~music Article 1630 words, published Sep 21 2023 12 votes
iOS 17 could break crucial diabetic glucose monitor alerts, manufacturer warns ~tech apple ios.17 Article 500 words 23 votes
Inside ShadowDragon, the tool that lets ICE monitor pregnancy tracking sites and Fortnite players ~tech privacy social media Article 1474 words, published Sep 18 2023 23 votes
Scientologists ask US Federal government to restrict right to repair ~tech Article 722 words, published Aug 31 2023 46 votes
The wallet event: Crypto startup company tells bankruptcy judge it has lost the password to a 38.9 million dollar physical crypto wallet ~finance cryptocurrency business Article 668 words, published Aug 25 2023 17 votes
Retired US country singer tries clearing ‘vagrancy problem’ with his low-flying helicopter ~life Article 1105 words 20 votes
Most of my Instagram ads are for drugs, stolen credit cards, hacked accounts, counterfeit money, and weapons ~tech social media Article 2660 words, published Aug 23 2023 41 votes