Sergey Shkundaleu @archit3ct@social.ssbx.dev

Absence of the evidence is not evidence of absence! The media today often weaponizes that misconception and then you are on the other side of "science" when you are just asking them: What evidence do you have confirming that particular event has not happened.

Lawsuit filed against insurance company, alleging the insurer illegally tracked drivers through their cell phones without consent. What is interesting there that data was collected not even through an insurance owned app, but rather embedded into SDK that has been used by other apps. Remove unused apps from your phone.
Link:https://cyberinsider.com/texas-ag-sues-allstate-over-alleged-unlawful-data-harvesting/
#punkprivacy #privacy #consumerrights

MIT researchers found that large language models (LLMs) lack a true understanding of the world. This highlights the risks of deploying AI without ensuring it understands the systems it’s tasked to handle. Careful evaluation is key.
Link:https://news.mit.edu/2024/generative-ai-lacks-coherent-world-understanding-1105
#AI

Educational tech is transforming classrooms, but at what price to students' privacy and rights? From invasive data collection to potential discrimination, such adoption of educational technology raises serious concerns.
It’s time to rethink how we balance innovation with safeguarding students’ futures. Regulation and accountability are essential to protect young minds.
Link:https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5456/unavoidable-rise-edtech-educational-spaces
#PrivacyMatters #DataProtection

Another data broker exposed the data of millions people, that's why this whole industry is very dangerous. Ultimately data brokers won't apply necessary controls to personal data.
Link:https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/13/gravy-analytics-data-broker-breach-trove-of-location-data-threatens-privacy-millions/
#privacy

So it's inauguration day, how about article with some analysis on what to expect from incoming administration with regards to cyber warfare. What do you think?

Link:https://techletters.substack.com/p/techletters-insights-trumps-plans

Face recognition can be misused. This article has few stories providing examples and highlighting how dangerous it could be.
Link:https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/police-use-face-recognition-continues-wrack-real-world-harms

This is quite concerning that AI chatbots are increasingly integrating advertisements. Companies like Microsoft are embedding sponsored content into chatbot conversations, utilizing personal data shared during interactions to target ads. This practice underscores the urgent need for robust data protection measures to safeguard user privacy.
Link:https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/5472/chatbots-adbots-sharing-your-thoughts-advertisers
#privacy #DataProtection

OS installation on a brand new hardware 2000 vs 2024:
2000:
- Windows - you spend 30 min going through setup wizard
- Linux - you spend a day looking for drivers and compiling kernel and eventually quit and install Windows
2024:
- Windows - you spend a day looking for proper NVME drivers and eventually quit and install Linux
- Linux - you spend 15 min going through setup wizard

Attack on privacy is often hidden behind some noble purpose, some purpose where public, in theory, would "buy-in" on being tracked. So here is an example where data broker touting themselves as helping law enforcement to collate information they collect off of mobile phones, but all in all what that is if not a surveillance. #privacy https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/10/phone-tracking-tool-lets-government-agencies-follow-your-every-move/