Privacy news

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1. 10-27 GPT-6.1 Terra and dots: OpenAI's AI wants to use your computerAn always-on assistant that can use your computer sees almost everything you do. Before giving it access, ask what it can reach, what it remembers, and who checks its work. Launch
2. 10-27 Two AI data leaks show how fragile the plumbing isEvery new AI tool is a new place where data can leak. Companies should disclose fast, and users should know which AI tools touch their information. Safety
3. 10-27 Learn, run, clean: a course, a local assistant and an ad cleanerThese tools give a bit of control back to normal people. But letting an AI agent change your phone is a real permission, so read what it does before you click. Open source
4. 10-26 Elvis sues Anthropic, and other fights over our dataWho can use your words, your songs, your kids' data or your camera? The courts are slowly answering, but AI moves much faster than a trial. Policy
5. 10-24 Big Tech's fine print: your Gmail for ads, your fault for Meta's AIThe more helpful the AI, the more personal data it needs, and that data can turn into ad targeting. Read the settings before you click "turn on". Policy
6. 10-24 Take back your smart TV with open sourceSmart TVs collect data and push ads in our homes. These tools give normal people some control back, and show AI helping users, not only companies. Open source
7. 10-23 Meta's Muse: leaked links, news scraping, and a world of botsMeta asks us to trust its agents with our money and our work. But the basics, like keeping private chats private, are still shaky. Before we let bots talk for us, we need to know who sees what. Safety