I have an article published on CyberAwake today looking at social media and app privacy. Social Media and Privacy – CyberAwake Remember that good privacy can lead to good cyber security. If you keep something a secret then it makes it that much harder for a threat actor to attack. …
AI, Elections and Nick Clegg
2024 has been the biggest year in human for elections, nearly half the planet’s population has had a vote. At the same time serious questions have been raised about how much influence AI has had, will have on elections. Bruce Schneier, with Nathan Sanders, have contributed a piece to The …
Poisoning AI output
We all know (unless you have had your head under a pillow) that ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence system that among its capabilities it can write a love poem, and academic paper, computer code or even your homework. It can also answer your questions – just ask Bing! ChatGPT AI …
Facebook fined
Meta – the owners of Facebook – have been fined nearly £350m for the way they asked permission to use users personal information. The Irish Data Protection Commission found that Facebook had broken EU data protection laws, now Meta have three months to make fix things: Meta fined €390m over …
Meta settles the Cambridge Analytica case
Over-sharing and lack of oversight can cost a lot of money: Meta settles Cambridge Analytica scandal case for $725m – BBC News The Cambridge Analytica Files | The Guardian