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2026-11-06 08:16:54
The #ID project is running late, but some countries have the app;
--- Every #EU member state must offer citizens at least one free European Digital Identity Wallet by 24 December 2026. A year later, larger banks, energy, transport and telecoms groups that are required to use strong customer authentication must accept it when a customer chooses to use it.
https://www.rapporteur.com/news/europes-digital-banks-bet-on-the-wallet-in-every-pocket/
Booking.com scams increased 500% – EU kicked off investigations
2026-11-04 15:34:00
Online travel booking service Booking.com is in trouble. After asking twice (September 2025 and May 2026) for reports on how the company is managing rapidly increasing scams on its platform, the European Commission finally opened an official investigation in October 2026 for a potential breach of the EU Digital Services … Read >
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2026-11-04 11:56:39
If the #datacenter tests in #space go well, Google plans to launch two more satellites in 2027.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4244229/googles-first-data-center-in-space-is-up-and-running.html
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2026-11-01 08:48:15
Meta considered a campaign to troll a scientist who discovered unpleasant facts about #Facebook and #Instagram:
--- how do we get the academic community to disavow Haidt. Can’t co-opt them, so how do we enrage them … so the #media finds him not credible.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/29/meta-staff-us-social-media-critic-jonathan-haidt-court-documents
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2026-10-30 08:08:57
The dirty secret of many online services that hoover your data: they never delete it but may prevent you from seeing it anymore when you "delete" it:
--- If the bubble pops, untold numbers of AI businesses will merge or shut down. The data that billions of people give to AI tools could then be purchased by almost anyone. #aibubble
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20261029-the-ai-bubble-could-expose-your-deepest-secrets
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2026-10-24 09:07:01
#Smarttv manufacturers are ignoring #privacy settings:
- The researchers found that the TVs running Samsung Tizen, Vizio OS, and Roku OS continued to send network traffic to the respective ACR endpoints when user tracking was disabled in settings.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/does-opting-out-of-smart-tv-tracking-work-research-finds-suspicious-traffic/
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2026-10-22 08:58:14
Personal Intelligence for Gemini connects to Android Auto - an easy way let AI suck all your life data: #privacy
--- It connects your user information from Google’s first-party apps (Search, Photos, Gmail, etc.) and uses that info to give you contextual answers to multi-step questions during conversations.
https://www.arenaev.com/google_begins_personal_intelligence_rollout_for_android_auto-news-6316.php
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2026-10-21 09:22:04
Gartner's top #tech #trends:
“To prevent this systemic exposure [caused by a variety of AI systems] organizations must move from a passive observer of model capabilities to an active architect of organization, human and machine boundaries.
https://www.networkworld.com/article/4238030/gartners-top-tech-trends-for-2027-expand-and-constrain-ai-capabilities.html
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2026-10-19 08:58:20
All of this raises uncomfortable questions about how you can be sure you know who you’re dealing with when communicating online. #cyber #security
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/17/fake-linda-and-me-mystery-fraudster-stole-my-byline
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2026-10-16 08:49:40
Adblockers to the rescue?
--- “There has been a lot of buzz that online ads can be used to identify and automatically hack targets with pinpoint precision, but now for the first time, we have concrete technical evidence showing this process in action,” #adtech #security
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/15/israeli-firm-digital-ads-enabling-installation-of-zero-click-spyware-researchers-say
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2026-10-14 09:21:37
Someone has to pay those massive data center investments:
- Global #smartphone sales fell by 20% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ago. This is the lowest level for a third quarter since 2012.
https://www.computerworld.com/article/4234747/cell-phone-sales-plunge-lowest-level-in-14-years.html
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2026-10-12 09:02:29
A lab tested eight scenarios to examine advanced #AI models’ capabilities within an autonomous, AI-enabled OT attack chain. The models achieved the objectives across all eight scenarios, turning digital access into physical actions – in one case finding and moving a robotic arm in just minutes. #security
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/11/ai-systems-are-fully-capable-of-carrying-out-nightmare-attacks-against-infrastructure-and-nobodys-ready/5302450
