Image Credits: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Images Microsoft has changed its policy to ban U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through the Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI technologies. Language added Wednesday to the terms of service for Azure OpenAI Service prohibits integrations with …
Law enforcement is struggling to prosecute abusive, sexually explicit images of minors created by artificial intelligence (AI), Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) told fellow members at a House Oversight subcommittee hearing Tuesday. Laws against child sexual abuse material (CSAM) require “an actual photo, a real photograph, of a child, to be prosecuted,” Carl Szabo, vice …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California, on four counts of federal trade secret theft, each punishable …
Over the last two years, LockBit has become one of the most infamous ransomware groups in the world, but law enforcement has begun to move in. On Monday evening the group’s website changed to show a message saying it is “under control of law enforcement.” It adds, “The site is now under the control of …
In today’s increasingly digital world, the importance of safe internet practices cannot be overstated. As we approach Safer Internet Day on Feb. 6, it’s a great time to reflect on the steps we can take to protect ourselves and our families online. The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is committed to not only ensuring physical safety …
Ring, the video doorbell company, will no longer facilitate law enforcement requests for users’ footage, the company said Wednesday, shutting down a tool that critics have said threatens people’s privacy. The company had partnered with hundreds of law enforcement agencies across the country in recent years, allowing them to request and download footage directly from …
Spectrum internet and phone service customers in the eastern Coachella Valley experienced service interruptions Friday after fiber optic lines were cut in what Indio police believe was vandalism. Spectrum said all of its affected lines had been repaired by the evening. Indio Police spokesperson Ben Guitron said staff from Frontier Communications notified the department at …
The investigation, which was conducted in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from the United States, Germany, Belgium, Ukraine, and the Netherlands, led to the takedown of xDedic’s infrastructure and domains in January 2019. The xDedic Marketplace operated on the dark web, offering a range of illegal services including the sale of login credentials to servers …
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is probably the best-known organization that’s fighting for digital rights. It’s just released a new report with a title that’s certain to interest the readers of this blog. Privacy First: A Better Way to Address Online Harms offers a wide-ranging look at some of the key problems in the online …
NEW YORK (AP) — The already-alarming proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos, a watchdog agency warned on Tuesday. In a written report, the U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation urges governments and technology providers …