McKinsey wants to show itself as a company that is specialized in assisting clients in deploying AI.
Meanwhile, McKinsey's own AI deployed by its own team resulted in a huge leak of corporate data of its clients.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/09/mckinsey_ai_chatbot_hacked/
#AI #technology #tech #McKinsey #consulting #business #data #DataPrivacy #security #privacy
“Anthropic doesn’t trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
Techdirt’s Mike Masnick on the history of the NSA and mass surveillance in America, and why Anthropic’s fight with the Pentagon should worry us.”
#AI #tech #privacy
https://www.theverge.com/podcast/893370/anthropic-pentagon-ai-mass-surveillance-nsa-privacy-spying
PH4NTXM Development Update
We are currently finalizing the integration of post-quantum cryptography into the PH4NTXM live operating system. The goal is simple but ambitious: a privacy-focused, stateless live OS that boots with quantum-resistant cryptographic capabilities built directly into the system.
Our build pipeline now compiles the post-quantum cryptographic stack during the live-build process and embeds it into the OS while keeping the final ISO minimal and free of build tooling.
Next steps are runtime verification and integration with networking components so that PH4NTXM can begin leveraging quantum-resistant algorithms for secure communications.
If everything proceeds as expected, PH4NTXM may become the first privacy-focused live Linux distribution shipping with built-in post-quantum cryptography.
More updates soon.
#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology
Don't let regulatory compliance catch you off guard. Inadequate privacy frameworks can lead to costly enforcement actions, like the FTC's consent decrees against Facebook and Equifax. Traditional compliance vs AI-driven Privacy-by-Design: Which approach reigns supreme? Learn how to secure your SMB from potential pitfalls and stay ahead of emerging threats.
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Whenever you hear "ban for kids" on the internet, read in reality "ID collection by a sketchy third-party company that will definitely use it or leak it or both for every adult."
Because that's what this truly means.
Also, it doesn't even help the kids.
#AgeVerification #Privacy #MassSurveillance #Authoritarianism
The U.S. Senate is officially moving into the generative AI era. A new memo from the Senate’s Chief Information Officer just authorized staff to use OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot for their daily duties. This marks a significant transition from the cautious bans of previous years to an active adoption of these tools for government work.
Aides are now encouraged to use these platforms to help draft documents, summarize briefing materials, and conduct research. While the policy comes with strict warnings about keeping classified and sensitive data off these platforms, the message is clear: AI is no longer a distant threat but a standard office tool in the halls of power.
🧠 Senate staff now have official access to enterprise AI accounts.
⚡ The memo highlights use cases like drafting talking points and briefing materials.
🎓 Microsoft Copilot is already integrated into the Senate’s existing software environment.
🔍 Security protocols strictly prohibit entering personally identifiable information into these tools.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/us-senate-chatgpt-ai-chatbots.html
#ArtificialIntelligence #Government #DigitalTransformation #AI #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity
If you want to follow the new tips I wrote
for Privacy Guides' new Activism section here, you can follow the hashtag #PrivacyActivistToolbox 🧰✨
We are posting once a day about a new tip, until the end of the month.
As I've said before, it's hard not to read this mass surveillance/censorship bullshit as our deeply reactionary governments getting the faintest whiff that an unchecked internet severely interferes with their ability to propagandize and decided the internet had to die.
The UK and US in particular are absolutely speed-running this bullshit (with the EU, Australia, and South America not too far behind).
#Privacy #FreeSpeech #Censorship #DigitalRights #Internet #SocialMedia #AgeVerification #ClientSideScanning #UK #UnitedKingdom
RE: https://social.openrightsgroup.org/users/openrightsgroup/statuses/116205495518019401
"For the tool that doesn't meet you halfway but asks you to walk the whole distance."
First draft of an essay I've been thinking about for a while. Would love your thoughts.
🔗 https://macchioni.cc/posts/2026-03-11-minimo-sforzo-going-analog/
The UK wants to put age verification on VPNs[1][2] I'm looking forward to them going toe to toe with mullvad, or how they plan to ban Tor and I2P and yggdrasil and meshtastic
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FLOSS #Privacy #Anonymity #VPN #Mullvad #Tor #I2P #Yggdrasil #Meshtastic #Censorship #AgeVerification
Unlock the Bias-Busting Advantage in Your AI Systems
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"The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus Proposal introduces a set of targeted changes to the GDPR that are intended to reduce unnecessary burden for organisations, increase legal certainty, and tackle persistent issues that have emerged in practice since the GDPR entered into force." Does this mean having to opt-out for privacy alike the US standards? I thought California's delete act was a step in the right direction, the EU omnibus proposal seems a step in the wrong direction. #data #privacy #politics #EU #US
Regarding Chat Control, the European Parliament's proposal from 2023 is reasonable. Instead of violating privacy and exposing people, including minors, to security risks, the proposal is about:
Automatic crawling of online content;
Obligation for service providers to remove illegal content, including CSAM;
More powers for law enforcement agencies to report illegal materials to providers.
Security by design should remain top priority as victims of abuse need secure and private means of communications to talk, seek help and advice.
Breaking encryption or mass scanning of private communications is not the solution.
#ChatControl #EU #EUpol #Europe #Europa #privacy #security #SocialMedia #tech #technology #ChildProtection
An analysis of how the FBI traced a cryptowallet connected to the Bitfinex hack. As anonymous crypto sometimes seems, its still very traceable by connecting the dots #osint #privacy #hack #opensource #cybersecurity https://privacyinsightsolutions.com/blog/bitfinex-fbi-wallet-blockchain-trace
PH4NTXM just gained a small behavioral decoy layer.
Security-focused live systems can sometimes look *too quiet*. A perfectly idle machine produces a very clean behavioral signal.
So we added a lightweight background engine that occasionally generates plausible activity when the operator is idle:
• terminal commands
• DNS lookups
• tiny web requests
• temporary files in RAM
• subtle cursor movement when a GUI exists
Everything is ephemeral and runs after randomized idle periods.
Lone Wolf mode even generates occasional Tor activity to blend into the same rhythm as a cautious Tor user.
A small feature — but one that adds a bit of behavioral ambiguity.
Sometimes the system quietly pretends someone is there.
#ph4ntxm #linux #debian #os #live #privacy #security #opsec #infosec #research #tech #technology
Don't let online harassment turn into a cyber-attack on your company's reputation. A single breach can devastate your brand, damaging customer trust and loyalty forever. Stay one step ahead by implementing these 7 social media policies that can save you from online harassment in as little as 48 hours.
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Good to see the government taking public concerns seriously by *checks notes* asking 100 people with time on their hands and no obvious qualification for their input. #ukpolitics #NoToDigitalID #privacy
Don't let your hybrid environment become a cybersecurity nightmare. Learn how traditional firewall security and AI-driven identity management stack up in our latest blog post. Discover the shared responsibility model with cloud providers and how to avoid significant financial penalties under GDPR and HIPAA regulations.
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Still waiting for @protonprivacy to explain to everyone what their real motto is because i thought it was supposed to be protecting our privacy from everyone including the governments but not im not to sure of that as they handed personal info to the american government pretty fast.
You model yourself to be "not google" but looks like you're following googles path like his little brother.
care to explain youself?
##proton #protonmail #privacy #grapheneos #degoogle #degoogling
It used to be that convenience would cost extra money. Now, convenience costs data. Typically the easiest, most convenient products and services will require you to agree to policies and terms that include the ingestion and sharing of your data with whatever and whoever makes the most profit. Money is still the goal, but corporations can typically extract far more out of your data than they can out of you. Especially when you sign it over permanently, at no additional cost to them.
It's exhausting to do research into each and every thing that you do to ensure that you're taking the most private route. In some cases, you may have no choice at all. This is why privacy is a continuous process on a spectrum and not an outcome. There is no such thing as "perfect" privacy. There is only the effort that you choose to (or choose not to) put in to ensure that you remain within control of as much of your data as you possibly can.
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