• 23andMe, a genetic testing company, is facing financial difficulties and its customers are concerned about the fate of their #genetic data.
• The company has collected genetic data from 15 million customers.
• There are concerns about the lack of federal protections for genetic data.
• 23andMe has an agreement with #GlaxoSmithKline to use customer data for drug development.

#privacyMatters #DNA #dataBreach

about 6 days ago

Emanuele

«#Google now defaults to not indexing your content».

Imho this will lead to more and more content centralization.

https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/google-now-defaults-to-not-indexing-your-content/

#privacyMatters #webSearch

about 30 days ago

Emanuele

«This new data #poisoning tool lets #artists fight back against generative #AI»

The tool, called #Nightshade, messes up training data in ways that could cause serious damage to image-generating AI models.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/23/1082189/data-poisoning-artists-fight-generative-ai/

#privacy #copyright #ArtificialIntelligence

about 1 month ago

Emanuele

«Calm down - Your phone isn’t listening to your conversations. It’s just #tracking everything you type, every app you use, every website you visit, and everywhere you go in the physical world».

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/calm-down-your-phone-isnt-listening-to-your-conversations-its-just-tracking-everything-you-type-every-app-you-use-every-website-you-visit-and-everywhere-you-go-in-the-physical-world

#privacyMatters #privacy #advertising

about 1 month ago