GPT-4 is getting dumber. Threads do not appeal to users anymore. Microsoft hacked 🔐 #WEEKLY ~ July 23th
Scumbags are targeting the elderly again. Kevin Mitnick died. Twitter is still burning money and is no longer a news source. People and media are leaving.
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The Czech police has been testing facial recognition software for almost a year, according to Iuridicum Remedium, a non-governmental, non-profit human rights organization. They say the police is only using the tool on the basis of an internal instruction from the police president, but refuses to disclose details. (iRozhlas. Lupa)
A look at the ~123 real-time crime centers in the U.S. that use CCTV, facial recognition and social media monitoring, while critics warn of creeping surveillance. (Wired)
Scumbags are targeting the elderly again. A fraudulent app from Appiland will not measure their pressure, but they will pay CZK 99 for it every week via charged SMS. Of course the app won't measure blood pressure, it's not technically possible. (iRozhlas)
To deactivate your WhatsApp account, all you (or anyone) have to do is send an email with your phone number. The account could be reactivated within 30 days, but the attacker could send the deactivation over and over again. A functionality available for years and exploitable for years, only after increased publicity WhatsApp responded and account deactivation is not instant and requires confirmation. (Jake Moore, Forbes)
Internet, webdesign
A look at the online media empire of the Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, which has reached an impasse after being banned by the Russian internet censor. Vladimir Putin has blocked access to the rebel leader's website, but his troll farm remains active (Financial Times)