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Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | tags: google chrome, ai model, privacy

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ConsentFix v3 attacks target Azure with automated OAuth abuse (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-05-02 | get OAuth Security Toolkit → | tags: consentfix, azure, oauth

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Microsoft says backend change broke Teams Free chat and calls (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get Microsoft Teams Troubleshooting Kit → | tags: microsoft, teams free, backend change

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Refuse to let your doctor record you (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get Privacy Screen for Devices → | tags: doctor recording, patient privacy, medical consent

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AI doom warnings are getting louder. Are they realistic? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-21 | by Gibney | get AI Safety Book → | tags: openai, consensus-1, large language models

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Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost. (theverge.com)

2026-04-15 | by Robert Hart | tags: deepfakes, apple app store, grok

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The Raft consensus algorithm explained through "Mean Girls" (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | tags: raft, consensus algorithm, distributed systems

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The Raft Consensus Algorithm Explained Through "Mean Girls" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | get Raft Consensus Algorithm T-Shirt → | tags: raft consensus, mean girls, distributed systems

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Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends (wired.com)

2026-04-08 | by Matt Burgess | get Cybersecurity Toolkit for Beginners → | tags: hacking tools, telegram groups, ai forensics

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Consensus Board Game (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-19 | get Consensus Party Game → | tags: paxos, consensus, committee

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This new documentary turns AI anxiety into something more personal (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-19 | get AI Anxiety Relief Book → | tags: daniel roher, fatherhood, documentary

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US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf] (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-09 | get Email → | tags: appeals, appeals tos, consent

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Arizona Bill Requires Age Verification for All Apps (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-18 | by Ken Macon | get Verifications → | tags: account, app store, consent

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Microsoft announces new mobile-style Windows security controls (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-02-10 | get Windows Defender → | tags: access, apps, consent

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Amazon learns a tough lesson in a market bailing on tech. Why we must be patient (cnbc.com)

2026-02-06 | by Jeff Marks | get Cloud → | tags: amazon, billion, consensus

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X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-03 | get Office → | tags: consent, consent necessary, data used

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Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-02-03 | get SpaceX → | tags: consent, consent necessary, data used

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X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-03 | get Office → | tags: consent, consent necessary, data used

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Consent-O-Matic (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-18 | get Smartphone → | tags: action, consent, example

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California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-16 | by Lucas Ropek | tags: california, grok, letter

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US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet, and others on sexualized deepfakes (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-15 | by Ram Iyer | tags: deepfakes, grok, nonconsensual

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US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet and others on sexualized deepfakes (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-15 | by Ram Iyer | tags: consensual, deepfakes, non consensual

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US senators demand answers from X, Meta, Alphabet on sexualized deepfakes (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-15 | by Ram Iyer | tags: consensual, deepfakes, non consensual

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FTC bans GM from selling drivers' location data for five years (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-15 | get Smartphone → | tags: collection, consent, data collection

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California Launches Investigation Into Grok’s Nonconsensual Sexual Images (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-14 | tags: ag said, avalanche, avalanche reports

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ConsentFix debrief: Insights from the new OAuth phishing attack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-14 | get OAuth → | tags: attack, attacks, browser

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Senate passes Defiance Act for a second time to address Grok deepfakes (engadget.com)

2026-01-13 | get Deepfake → | tags: explicit, grok, nonconsensual

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Senate passes a bill that would let nonconsensual deepfake victims sue (theverge.com)

2026-01-13 | by Lauren Feiner | get Deepfake → | tags: grok, images, intimate

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Cloudflare Threatens Italy Exit After $16.3M Fine For Refusing Piracy Blocks (slashdot.org)

2026-01-12 | by Posted | get Cloudflare → | tags: camel, camel edgar, camel horse

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Japan will restart the world’s largest nuclear plant after clearing this last major hurdle (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-23 | get Nuclear Reactor → | tags: central, central prefecture, consent