I'll be attending some of the meshtastic workshops. We might cross paths! Enjoy 39C3!
So, who am I seeing at #39C3 this year!?
Went to turn an old Dell I acquired into a forensics pig. I had to get an aftermarket charger. Things I learned the hard way: Apparently Dells have a hardware level block that keeps you from using non-dell AC adaptors? Fuck anti consumer bullshit.
“Even if Flock took a stance on permitted use-cases, a motivated user could simply lie about why they're performing a search. We can never 100% know how or why our tools are being used.”
https://realitycheckk.com Fun stuff. I got a 19/20. Generated images are getting admittedly harder to spot.
Interesting report from RUSI that has some context on the role of Private Sector Offensive Actors ("cyber mercenaries"). https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/drones-data-private-contractors-and-cyber-mercenaries
If we're going to talk about other types of businesses, or how small businesses are shut out by the costs of adherence to GDPR, that's a totally fine line of discussion, but I think anyone who takes two seconds can think of other institutional solutions for those besides "weaken it".
I only see these arguments made by weird Linkedin sociopaths, politicians that have special interests, or losers that want to sell out one of Europe's few advantages: that its citizens own their data.
So please, enlighten me.
I'd like one person, in a clear, sober, and not ai-boostery manner, explain to me why Europe would actually need to weaken GDPR for AI development. https://www.euractiv.com/news/draghi-calls-for-deep-cuts-to-privacy-rules-and-pause-on-high-risk-ai-act/
Has generative AI been profitable? Has data center build out actually led to a jobs explosion? Oh, are we talking about other types of AI? Which ones? What does it do besides tie Europe even more to US investors?
I'd like one person, in a clear, sober, and not ai-boostery manner, explain to me why Europe would actually need to weaken GDPR for AI development. https://www.euractiv.com/news/draghi-calls-for-deep-cuts-to-privacy-rules-and-pause-on-high-risk-ai-act/
www.wired.com/story/22-cel... Fascinating write-up about a "vigilante" who burned down 5G towers.
“attempted to to cover up the illegal origin of the misappropriated assets, hid and disguised the true source of their origin through various financial transactions and actions, thereby allowing him to freely dispose of and use the illegally obtained assets.”
https://protos.com/bitcoin-beatings-and-a-billionaires-vendetta-georgias-bachiashvili-case/
https://themoloch.com/trace/infrastructure-destruction-squad-dark-engine-targets-latvian-entities/ Just a quick example of how pro-Russian hacktivists are claiming to be in NATO ICS/SCADA systems, now. (they're probably not)
The junta and the KNA (not to be confused with the KNLA) both just got hit with sanctions. It's awesome to see these scam compounds receive some sort of attention, especially in the context of combating modern day slavery.
https://therecord.media/us-sanctions-companies-southeast-asia-scam-compounds
I love how much immediate visceral hatred this company gets.
“At the root of iris recognition’s accuracy is the data-richness of the iris itself. The I.R.I.S.™ system captures over 265 points of unique characteristics in formulating its algorithmic template...”
https://www.404media.co/ice-is-buying-mobile-iris-scanning-tech-for-its-deportation-arm/
Much like my feelings when Meta won their suit against NSO Group: sometimes the worst person you know has a good point. I hope this brings some necessary attention to India's authoritarian drift.
New vulnerabilities in NVIDIA’s Triton AI server let attackers seize control of AI systems.
Jharkhand Police broke up a job‑scam ring that trafficked people through Bangladesh and Brazil. While not explicitly the case this time, these networks are often connected to cyber crime/scam rings.