#personalinformation — Public Fediverse posts
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The Verge: YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users. “The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/the-verge-youtube-is-expanding-its-ai-deepfake-detection-tool-to-all-adult-users/ -
The Verge: YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users. “The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/the-verge-youtube-is-expanding-its-ai-deepfake-detection-tool-to-all-adult-users/ -
The Verge: YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users. “The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/the-verge-youtube-is-expanding-its-ai-deepfake-detection-tool-to-all-adult-users/ -
The Verge: YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users. “The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/the-verge-youtube-is-expanding-its-ai-deepfake-detection-tool-to-all-adult-users/ -
The Verge: YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users. “The likeness detection feature uses a selfie-style scan of a person’s face to monitor YouTube for lookalikes. If there is a match, YouTube alerts the user; the person then has the option to request that YouTube remove the content. YouTube has said in the past that it has found the number of removal requests to […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/16/the-verge-youtube-is-expanding-its-ai-deepfake-detection-tool-to-all-adult-users/ -
Boing Boing: AI poop analysis app selling human-verified poop photos. “You’ve heard of the Internet of Shit, but this is literally the case: an AI-powered poop analysis app’s database of user-submitted poop images leaking into the wild.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/boing-boing-ai-poop-analysis-app-selling-human-verified-poop-photos/ -
Boing Boing: AI poop analysis app selling human-verified poop photos. “You’ve heard of the Internet of Shit, but this is literally the case: an AI-powered poop analysis app’s database of user-submitted poop images leaking into the wild.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/boing-boing-ai-poop-analysis-app-selling-human-verified-poop-photos/ -
Boing Boing: AI poop analysis app selling human-verified poop photos. “You’ve heard of the Internet of Shit, but this is literally the case: an AI-powered poop analysis app’s database of user-submitted poop images leaking into the wild.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/boing-boing-ai-poop-analysis-app-selling-human-verified-poop-photos/ -
Boing Boing: AI poop analysis app selling human-verified poop photos. “You’ve heard of the Internet of Shit, but this is literally the case: an AI-powered poop analysis app’s database of user-submitted poop images leaking into the wild.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/boing-boing-ai-poop-analysis-app-selling-human-verified-poop-photos/ -
Boing Boing: AI poop analysis app selling human-verified poop photos. “You’ve heard of the Internet of Shit, but this is literally the case: an AI-powered poop analysis app’s database of user-submitted poop images leaking into the wild.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/15/boing-boing-ai-poop-analysis-app-selling-human-verified-poop-photos/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidate at the University of Washington was messing around on Gemini and got it to cough up her colleague’s personal […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/mit-technology-review-ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers/ -
Engadget: GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers’ driving data . “Following its settlement with the FTC earlier this year over its sale of drivers’ data to brokers, General Motors has now also reached a settlement in California. The company agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties to settle the lawsuit led by Attorney General Rob Bonta on […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/engadget-gm-agrees-to-pay-12-75-million-to-settle-california-lawsuit-over-misuse-of-customers-driving-data/ -
Engadget: GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers’ driving data . “Following its settlement with the FTC earlier this year over its sale of drivers’ data to brokers, General Motors has now also reached a settlement in California. The company agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties to settle the lawsuit led by Attorney General Rob Bonta on […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/engadget-gm-agrees-to-pay-12-75-million-to-settle-california-lawsuit-over-misuse-of-customers-driving-data/ -
Engadget: GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers’ driving data . “Following its settlement with the FTC earlier this year over its sale of drivers’ data to brokers, General Motors has now also reached a settlement in California. The company agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties to settle the lawsuit led by Attorney General Rob Bonta on […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/engadget-gm-agrees-to-pay-12-75-million-to-settle-california-lawsuit-over-misuse-of-customers-driving-data/ -
Engadget: GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers’ driving data . “Following its settlement with the FTC earlier this year over its sale of drivers’ data to brokers, General Motors has now also reached a settlement in California. The company agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties to settle the lawsuit led by Attorney General Rob Bonta on […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/engadget-gm-agrees-to-pay-12-75-million-to-settle-california-lawsuit-over-misuse-of-customers-driving-data/ -
Engadget: GM agrees to pay $12.75 million to settle California lawsuit over misuse of customers’ driving data . “Following its settlement with the FTC earlier this year over its sale of drivers’ data to brokers, General Motors has now also reached a settlement in California. The company agreed to pay $12.75 million in civil penalties to settle the lawsuit led by Attorney General Rob Bonta on […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/engadget-gm-agrees-to-pay-12-75-million-to-settle-california-lawsuit-over-misuse-of-customers-driving-data/ -
Associated Press: Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform. “The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/13/associated-press-deal-reached-with-hackers-to-delete-data-stolen-from-the-canvas-educational-platform/ -
PsyPost: Perpetrators of AI sexual abuse often view their actions as a joke, new research shows. “26% of people who shared images and 22% of those who created them said they wanted to destroy the target’s reputation. 12% of creators and 20% of sharers reported doing it for financial gain. Most often, the perpetrators targeted current or former sexual partners. Interestingly, participants more […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/psypost-perpetrators-of-ai-sexual-abuse-often-view-their-actions-as-a-joke-new-research-shows/ -
PsyPost: Perpetrators of AI sexual abuse often view their actions as a joke, new research shows. “26% of people who shared images and 22% of those who created them said they wanted to destroy the target’s reputation. 12% of creators and 20% of sharers reported doing it for financial gain. Most often, the perpetrators targeted current or former sexual partners. Interestingly, participants more […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/psypost-perpetrators-of-ai-sexual-abuse-often-view-their-actions-as-a-joke-new-research-shows/ -
PsyPost: Perpetrators of AI sexual abuse often view their actions as a joke, new research shows. “26% of people who shared images and 22% of those who created them said they wanted to destroy the target’s reputation. 12% of creators and 20% of sharers reported doing it for financial gain. Most often, the perpetrators targeted current or former sexual partners. Interestingly, participants more […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/psypost-perpetrators-of-ai-sexual-abuse-often-view-their-actions-as-a-joke-new-research-shows/ -
PsyPost: Perpetrators of AI sexual abuse often view their actions as a joke, new research shows. “26% of people who shared images and 22% of those who created them said they wanted to destroy the target’s reputation. 12% of creators and 20% of sharers reported doing it for financial gain. Most often, the perpetrators targeted current or former sexual partners. Interestingly, participants more […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/psypost-perpetrators-of-ai-sexual-abuse-often-view-their-actions-as-a-joke-new-research-shows/ -
PsyPost: Perpetrators of AI sexual abuse often view their actions as a joke, new research shows. “26% of people who shared images and 22% of those who created them said they wanted to destroy the target’s reputation. 12% of creators and 20% of sharers reported doing it for financial gain. Most often, the perpetrators targeted current or former sexual partners. Interestingly, participants more […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/psypost-perpetrators-of-ai-sexual-abuse-often-view-their-actions-as-a-joke-new-research-shows/ -
Meduza: Yandex subsidiary fined for transferring Yango taxi users’ personal data to Russia. “A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced. The company, MLU B.V., is part of the Yandex group and registered in the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/meduza-yandex-subsidiary-fined-for-transferring-yango-taxi-users-personal-data-to-russia/ -
Meduza: Yandex subsidiary fined for transferring Yango taxi users’ personal data to Russia. “A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced. The company, MLU B.V., is part of the Yandex group and registered in the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/meduza-yandex-subsidiary-fined-for-transferring-yango-taxi-users-personal-data-to-russia/ -
Meduza: Yandex subsidiary fined for transferring Yango taxi users’ personal data to Russia. “A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced. The company, MLU B.V., is part of the Yandex group and registered in the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/meduza-yandex-subsidiary-fined-for-transferring-yango-taxi-users-personal-data-to-russia/ -
Meduza: Yandex subsidiary fined for transferring Yango taxi users’ personal data to Russia. “A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced. The company, MLU B.V., is part of the Yandex group and registered in the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/meduza-yandex-subsidiary-fined-for-transferring-yango-taxi-users-personal-data-to-russia/ -
Meduza: Yandex subsidiary fined for transferring Yango taxi users’ personal data to Russia. “A Dutch-registered subsidiary of technology company Yandex has been fined 100 million euros for transferring the personal data of users of the Yango taxi service to Russia, Finland’s Data Protection Ombudsman announced. The company, MLU B.V., is part of the Yandex group and registered in the […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/12/meduza-yandex-subsidiary-fined-for-transferring-yango-taxi-users-personal-data-to-russia/ -
DigitalTrends: Your coworker’s AI-built app might be leaking company secrets. “Security researcher Dor Zvi and his team at RedAccess analyzed thousands of these apps and found more than 5,000 that had little to no security or authentication. Most of these apps could practically be accessed by anyone who found the ‘right’ URL.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/digitaltrends-your-coworkers-ai-built-app-might-be-leaking-company-secrets/ -
Gizmodo: Meta and TikTok Are Getting Your Data From State Healthcare Sites: Report. “According to a report from Bloomberg, all 20 state-run healthcare marketplaces include advertising trackers that share information with Big Tech companies.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/08/meta-and-tiktok-are-getting-your-data-from-state-healthcare-sites-report-gizmodo/ -
Mashable: Student sues matchmaking app for allegedly stealing her likeness for an ad. “A 19-year-old University of Tennessee freshman is suing the makers of a social matchmaking app after the company allegedly lifted a video from her TikTok page and used it — without her knowledge or consent — in an advertisement suggesting she was looking for casual sexual encounters. The company then […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/mashable-student-sues-matchmaking-app-for-allegedly-stealing-her-likeness-for-an-ad/ -
Mashable: Student sues matchmaking app for allegedly stealing her likeness for an ad. “A 19-year-old University of Tennessee freshman is suing the makers of a social matchmaking app after the company allegedly lifted a video from her TikTok page and used it — without her knowledge or consent — in an advertisement suggesting she was looking for casual sexual encounters. The company then […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/mashable-student-sues-matchmaking-app-for-allegedly-stealing-her-likeness-for-an-ad/ -
Mashable: Student sues matchmaking app for allegedly stealing her likeness for an ad. “A 19-year-old University of Tennessee freshman is suing the makers of a social matchmaking app after the company allegedly lifted a video from her TikTok page and used it — without her knowledge or consent — in an advertisement suggesting she was looking for casual sexual encounters. The company then […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/mashable-student-sues-matchmaking-app-for-allegedly-stealing-her-likeness-for-an-ad/ -
Mashable: Student sues matchmaking app for allegedly stealing her likeness for an ad. “A 19-year-old University of Tennessee freshman is suing the makers of a social matchmaking app after the company allegedly lifted a video from her TikTok page and used it — without her knowledge or consent — in an advertisement suggesting she was looking for casual sexual encounters. The company then […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/mashable-student-sues-matchmaking-app-for-allegedly-stealing-her-likeness-for-an-ad/ -
Mashable: Student sues matchmaking app for allegedly stealing her likeness for an ad. “A 19-year-old University of Tennessee freshman is suing the makers of a social matchmaking app after the company allegedly lifted a video from her TikTok page and used it — without her knowledge or consent — in an advertisement suggesting she was looking for casual sexual encounters. The company then […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/mashable-student-sues-matchmaking-app-for-allegedly-stealing-her-likeness-for-an-ad/ -
Engadget: Canadian officials claim OpenAI violated federal and provincial privacy laws . “Philippe Dufresne, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, has found OpenAI was ‘not compliant with’ Canadian federal and provincial privacy laws in the training of its AI models. “
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/07/engadget-canadian-officials-claim-openai-violated-federal-and-provincial-privacy-laws/ -
ZDNet: Your ChatGPT account just got more secure, but you have to opt in – here’s how. “Known as Advanced Account Security, the new opt-in feature aims to tighten your account and safeguard your data. The option is aimed more at security-minded people such as political dissidents, journalists, elected officials, and researchers. But it’s accessible to any ChatGPT user who wants to enhance […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/05/zdnet-your-chatgpt-account-just-got-more-secure-but-you-have-to-opt-in-heres-how/ -
Government Shuts Down Debate on Political Party Surveillance Bill
Nothing restores confidence in a surveillance bill quite like the government telling everyone to shut up about it.
https://www.freezenet.ca/government-shuts-down-debate-on-political-party-surveillance-bill/
#News #Privacy #Security #BillC25 #BillC4 #Canada #PersonalInformation #PoliticalParties #politics
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Ars Technica: The hidden cost of Google’s AI defaults and the illusion of choice. “What we’re seeing in both free and paid Google accounts is the power of defaults in the AI era. The default is sharing data for AI training. The default is AI summaries in your email. The default is AI-powered document creation. You can change these settings, but Google has to know most people won’t do […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/ars-technica-the-hidden-cost-of-googles-ai-defaults-and-the-illusion-of-choice/ -
CBC: Judge orders Alberta separatist group to pull down online database of voter information. “A court injunction obtained by Elections Alberta on Thursday has forced an Alberta separatist group to shut down an online database built from an electoral list that contained personal information of millions of Albertans.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/cbc-judge-orders-alberta-separatist-group-to-pull-down-online-database-of-voter-information/ -
Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/reuters-medicare-portal-database-exposed-us-health-providers-social-security-numbers-wapo-reports/ -
Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/reuters-medicare-portal-database-exposed-us-health-providers-social-security-numbers-wapo-reports/ -
Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/reuters-medicare-portal-database-exposed-us-health-providers-social-security-numbers-wapo-reports/ -
Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/reuters-medicare-portal-database-exposed-us-health-providers-social-security-numbers-wapo-reports/ -
Reuters: Medicare portal database exposed US health providers’ Social Security numbers, WaPo reports. “A Medicare portal database exposed U.S. health providers’ Social Security numbers, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The Post reported that the database was used to populate a directory created last year by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help seniors search for […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/reuters-medicare-portal-database-exposed-us-health-providers-social-security-numbers-wapo-reports/ -
The Register: Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak . “Data breach tracker Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) confirmed the breach on April 27, with 8.2 million unique email addresses included in the dump alongside names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. A smaller subset of the entire data trove pertained to company employment records, which included job titles.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/29/the-register-have-i-been-pwned-claims-pitney-bowes-hit-by-8-2m-email-address-leak/ -
The Register: Have I Been Pwned claims Pitney Bowes hit by 8.2M email address leak . “Data breach tracker Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) confirmed the breach on April 27, with 8.2 million unique email addresses included in the dump alongside names, phone numbers, and physical addresses. A smaller subset of the entire data trove pertained to company employment records, which included job titles.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/29/the-register-have-i-been-pwned-claims-pitney-bowes-hit-by-8-2m-email-address-leak/