Tech Meme

Joseph Cox / 404 Media: The NYC subway’s OMNY contactless payments system has a privacy issue that lets anyone view a rider’s seven-day trip history using just credit card details  —  In the mid-afternoon one Saturday earlier this month, the target got on the New York subway.  I knew what station they entered the subway at and at what specific time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: Meta lets users submit requests to access, alter, or delete some of their third-party information that the company uses for generative AI training  —  – Meta updated its help resource center with a form that gives users some control over what personal data is used to train generative artificial intelligence models. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aisha Counts / Bloomberg: X updates its privacy policy to include new biometric data, which the company plans to collect for safety and security, along with data on jobs and education  —  – In policy shift, X will use the data for safety, security  — Employment, education history will be used to recommend jobs Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Sources: Apple plans to eliminate social media support adviser roles across X, YouTube, and the Apple Support Community website starting later in 2023  —  Apple is planning to eliminate social media support advisor roles across Twitter, YouTube, and the Apple Support Community website starting later … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Philips Hue launches Secure, a DIY security system with E2EE, starting at $200 for a wired indoor/outdoor camera, and plans to add Matter support in September  —  Philips Hue is moving into the smart home security space with the launch of Philips Hue Secure, a DIY security system that leverages … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Liam Drew / Nature: How open-source software transformed automated insulin delivery systems, as many advocates say the tech promises more personalization than proprietary software  —  – Liam Drew 0  —  Liam Drew is a freelance writer based near London, UK.  —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Burgess / Wired: A look at cybercrime writing contests, which Russian-language cybercrime forums have hosted for over a decade, that offer the winners up to $80K in prize money  —  The competitions, which are held on Russian-language cybercrime forums, offer prize money of up to $80,000 for the winners. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google partners with enterprise messaging interoperability provider Mio to enable messaging between Chat and platforms like Slack and Teams, available in beta  —  Besides the upcoming homescreen redesign and Duet AI, Google Chat is getting voice messages and interoperability with third-party messaging services. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Joseph Cox / 404 Media: NYC subway’s contactless payments system, the OMNY, has a privacy issue that lets one view a rider’s 7-day trip history using just the rider’s credit card info  —  In the mid-afternoon one Saturday earlier this month, the target got on the New York subway.  I knew what station they entered the subway at and at what specific time. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: The FCC rejects ISPs’ requests to eliminate an upcoming requirement that they list all their monthly fees, saying “every consumer needs transparent information”  —  Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule.  FCC says “no.” Lees verder op Tech Meme