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The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented “backdoor” that could be leveraged for attacks. The undocumented commands allow spoofing of trusted devices, unauthorized data access, pivoting to other devices on the network, and potentially establishing long-term persistence. “Exploitation of this […]
9.3.2025 11:23Undocumented “backdoor” found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices… reposted this!
28.2.2025 15:22Comment on Canada Watchdog Probing X’s Use of Personal Data in AI Models’ Training by Rob Johnston 🍁… liked this!
28.2.2025 15:02Comment on Canada Watchdog Probing X’s Use of Personal Data in AI Models’ Training by Cumulonimbus… reposted this!
28.2.2025 14:59Comment on Canada Watchdog Probing X’s Use of Personal Data in AI Models’ Training by Runbox… liked this!
28.2.2025 14:59Comment on Canada Watchdog Probing X’s Use of Personal Data in AI Models’ Training by RunboxThe Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has opened an investigation into X, the social media platform owned by billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, on whether its use of Canadians’ personal data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models broke privacy rules. “The investigation will focus on the platform’s compliance with federal privacy law with […]
28.2.2025 12:23Canada Watchdog Probing X’s Use of Personal Data in AI Models’ TrainingDid you know that whenever you turn on your smart TV, you invite an unseen guest to watch it with you? These days, most popular TV models utilize automatic content recognition (ACR), a form of ad surveillance technology that gathers information about everything you watch and transmits it to a centralized database. Manufacturers then use […]
27.2.2025 14:05Your TV is Tracking What You WatchSouth Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China. “We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency. The country had already removed DeepSeek from app stores over the weekend over data protection concerns. More at BBC
21.2.2025 23:17DeepSeek ‘shared user data’ with TikTok owner ByteDanceFederal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne said the probe was launched after his office received a breach report from U.S.-based PowerSchool, which provides the affected software, and a complaint about the incident. PowerSchool told school boards in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta and elsewhere across North America that it experienced a data breach between […]
11.2.2025 21:08Canada’s privacy czar launches investigation into student information data breachTo determine the real price we pay to enjoy festive apps, the Surfshark team analyzed the 21 most popular mobile game applications on the UK App Store across the Board Games, Family Games, and Christmas lists. While the average number of unique data points collected by the most popular festive apps is seven, some gather […]
17.12.2024 20:19Popular Christmas apps are bad for your privacyCanada’s privacy commissioner says LinkedIn has paused training its artificial intelligence models on data from Canadian users. Philippe Dufresne says his office was informed of the pause by the tech platform, which he had reached out to after media reports suggested LinkedIn was training AI models with data from Canadian users it had not informed […]
10.12.2024 23:01LinkedIn pauses training AI models on Canadian user dataAlberta’s information and privacy commissioner says she has significant concerns about two bills tabled by the government earlier this month. The bills amend existing access to information and privacy rules, and were touted by ministers as being the strictest privacy regulations in Canada. But Diane McLeod, Alberta’s independent privacy and information commissioner, says the government […]
24.11.2024 22:42Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over government billsThere is immense power in being in control of your own data. As ownership and governance of apps and online services consolidate, it’s understandable if you want to consider your options when it comes to where you store your private data and records of your everyday activities. Take a minute to think about what you’d […]
24.11.2024 19:23Privacy-friendly Alternatives to Popular AppsPrivacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne has made recommendations to strengthen Bill C-65, an Act to amend the Canada Elections Act, in order to better protect electors’ personal information. Commissioner Dufresne provided the following submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, which is studying Bill C-65. Read the complete […]
19.11.2024 22:58Privacy Commissioner of Canada submits advice to amend Canada Elections Act<p><a href="https://canadianprivacy.ca/@canadianprivacy.ca" rel="ugc">@canadianprivacy.ca</a> I mean, it's not like people should actually read the terms and conditions before signing up for a service that collects their fucking DNA - oh wait, that's exactly what they should do! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TermsAndConditions" rel="nofollow ugc">#TermsAndConditions</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNACollection" rel="nofollow ugc">#DNACollection</a></p>
17.10.2024 02:52Comment on What happens to your genetic data if 23andMe is sold? by Joe MaristelaIn reply to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cihi1970/112481973550767894">Celine warns of Idiocracy</a>.
<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cihi1970" rel="nofollow ugc">@cihi1970</a> <a href="https://canadianprivacy.ca/@canadianprivacy.ca" rel="ugc">@canadianprivacy.ca</a> It took me a few times before I did it. Doing it for people you hate being around does expedite the process of coming up with it. </p>
In reply to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@knowprose/112481924598804321">Taran Rampersad</a>.
<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@knowprose" rel="nofollow ugc">@knowprose</a> <a href="https://canadianprivacy.ca/@canadianprivacy.ca" rel="ugc">@canadianprivacy.ca</a> <br />Thanks, I have thought of something like that, indeed. Though, didn't think of a live-stick USB. :clippy:
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In reply to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cihi1970/112481858066705096">Celine warns of Idiocracy</a>. <p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cihi1970" rel="nofollow ugc">@cihi1970</a> <a href="https://canadianprivacy.ca/@canadianprivacy.ca" rel="ugc">@canadianprivacy.ca</a> So... </p><p>What you can do to transfer those files faster...</p><p>Create a boot Linux USB, bare minimums... boot the machine in Linux, copy as needed... </p><p>I almost always have a stick around so I can do that quickly if I have to.</p>
22.5.2024 00:32Comment on Windows Recall sounds like a privacy nightmare by Taran Rampersad<p><a href="https://canadianprivacy.ca/@canadianprivacy.ca" rel="ugc">@canadianprivacy.ca</a> <br />So, that's why every action now takes ages to complete and I need hours for copying (not even moving) some files from one external drive to another instead of minutes. My computer just has the bare minimum necessities to run Windows 11, but if the system does such tasks in the background – no wonder!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microsoft" rel="nofollow ugc">#microsoft</a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/update" rel="nofollow ugc">#update</a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" rel="nofollow ugc">#AI</a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mscopilot" rel="nofollow ugc">#mscopilot</a><br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/windows11" rel="nofollow ugc">#windows11</a></p>
22.5.2024 00:16Comment on Windows Recall sounds like a privacy nightmare by Celine warns of Idiocracy[...] I wrote yesterday, HostGator locked me out of my brand-new account because of “suspicious” activity. I called back to push them [...]
17.5.2013 14:56Comment on HostGator – The Privacy-Intrusive Web Host by HostGator – The Privacy Saga Continues