mattburgess

@mattburgess@infosec.exchange

Security writer, WIRED. Privacy, data, surveillance, cyber. Keen runner.

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mattburgess, to apple

“Apple is basically behaving like a dictator.”

The ongoing fallout of Apple’s App Store plans under Europe’s Digital Markets Act. WIRED story by Morgan Meaker

https://www.wired.com/story/developers-revolt-apple-dma/

mattburgess, to random

The loss of Kelvin Kiptum is a huge blow to the world of running, as well as all his friends and family. Watching him run the world record in Chicago last year was like watching a new kind of runner: after mile 20 all he did was attack and look stronger than any time before. No doubts he was going to run under 2 hours https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68270866

mattburgess, to privacy

This company monitors more than 100 million pieces of employee communications everyday. Definitely not creepy

“It’s always tracking real-time employee sentiment, and it’s always tracking real-time toxicity”

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/09/ai-might-be-reading-your-slack-teams-messages-using-tech-from-aware.html

mattburgess, to london

London Underground created an AI to detect knives and guns being brandished. The system at Willesden Green station, which looked for 11 types of behavior, issued thousands of alerts in a year-long trial that was not publicized by TfL

(Resharing after posting late yesterday)

https://www.wired.com/story/london-underground-ai-surveillance-documents/

mattburgess,

The documents detailing the end of the trial are all here—including the DPIA: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24413662-smart-station-end-of-poc-report_redacted

mattburgess, to news

NEW: Transport for London quietly tested 11 AI algorithms for a year at one tube station—using the tech to try and spot crime as well as safety incidents.

Documents from TfL reveals some reasonably wild snippets from the trial:

— Over a 12 month trial, TfL issued 44,000 alerts for various types of behavior. These were mostly fare dodging, but also people in wheelchairs, 'aggressive' behavior, prams, and rough sleepers
— Police created training data for the AI systems by standing around the train station, when it was closed, holding a machete and hand gun in front of CCTV camera
— The AI mistook children following their parents through ticket gates as people who were trying to dodge fares. (They put a height limit on the AI).
— “The Al could not differentiate between an unfolded bike and normal bike and an e-scooter and children's scooter”
https://www.wired.com/story/london-underground-ai-surveillance-documents/

mattburgess, to tech

NEW: The death of the password is really upon us. I spent the last month trying to ditch my passwords for passkeys, the more secure replacement.

The result: passkeys are great. But the user experience of setting them up and using them across multiple devices still needs some work

https://www.wired.com/story/stopped-using-passwords-passkeys/ #password #passkey #tech #privacy #technology

mattburgess, to tech

NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.

— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.
— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards
— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable

https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messaging/

mattburgess,

cc @Techmeme

mattburgess, to tech

STORY: Robots are destroying other robots in the Ukrainian war.

Drones, fitted with explosives, are dive bombing small robots on the ground and destroying them. And in turn, the robots are being fitted with jamming technology to stop drones getting near them.

https://www.wired.com/story/robots-are-fighting-robots-in-russias-war-in-ukraine/

mattburgess, to ChatGPT

In a very vague notice, Italy's data protection regulator says OpenAI's ChatGPT is in breach of GDPR.

OpenAI has 30 days to respond. (This follows a temporary ban on ChatGPT in Italy last year).

The full statement is below:

https://gpdp.it/home/docweb/-/docweb-display/docweb/9978020#english

mattburgess, to TaylorSwift

The Taylor Swift AI deepfakes are horrific. They are also just the tip of the iceberg.

Resharing my WIRED story from December, that shows the number of non consensual (they all are) AI porn videos has grown at an alarming rate—244,625 videos at the time of writing. That doesn't include the thousands of still AI images being created every single day

As AI technology has advanced—as well as becoming easier to use and having more realistic outputs—this problem is only getting worse. Many reporters, myself included, have written about this since 2017 and in that time technology companies and lawmakers have failed time and time again to take this seriously

https://www.wired.com/story/deepfake-porn-is-out-of-control/

mattburgess, to Cybersecurity

Amazing! "These Are the Notorious NSA Furby Documents Showing Spy Agency Freaking Out About Embedded AI in Children's Toy"

https://www.404media.co/these-are-the-notorious-nsa-furby-documents-showing-spy-agency-freaking-out-about-childrens-toy/

mattburgess,

Also this headline from 1999 is great: A TOY STORY OF HAIRY ESPIONAGE https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1999/01/13/a-toy-story-of-hairy-espionage/edb69b8a-1b41-47f8-8166-b8839cd637f3/

mattburgess, to apple

STORY: iOS 17.3 is out now and includes an important new feature: Stolen Device Protection.

This tool adds an extra layer of authentication when your device is away from home or work. If someone tries to access your keychain passwords, saved payment details and more, they'll need your passcode AND biometrics to make any changes.

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-ios-17-3-iphone-stolen-device-protection/

mattburgess, to privacy

Perhaps the most dystopian story you will read this week. Cops used DNA to create a 3D model of a suspect's face... and then tried to run it through facial recognition software

WIRED story by Dhruv Mehrotra (not on Mastodon)

https://www.wired.com/story/parabon-nanolabs-dna-face-models-police-facial-recognition/

mattburgess, to Bitcoin

"How a 27-Year-Old Codebreaker Busted the Myth of Bitcoin’s Anonymity"

New excerpt from @agreenberg's book 'Tracers in the Dark' (which is well worth reading) on WIRED today

https://www.wired.com/story/27-year-old-codebreaker-busted-myth-bitcoins-anonymity/

mattburgess, to ai

STORY: Millions of Apple, Qualcomm, and AMD chips have a vulnerability that can leak data. Security researchers have shown how the flaw can allow an LLM's output to be spied upon.

GPUs, including those in some iPhones, iPads, and Macs, can leak their local memory—sometimes up to 180 megabytes at once. Some patches and fixes are being rolled out in the months ahead.

However, the vulnerability highlights that many parts of the machine learning stack aren't properly assessed for security

https://www.wired.com/story/leftoverlocals-gpu-vulnerability-generative-ai/

mattburgess,

tip @Techmeme

mattburgess, to ai

The UK government tried to create a chatbot to sit on top of Gov.UK and answer questions. But it didn’t work...

“If you asked it questions in a particular way it responded in French”

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/ministers-already-using-experimental-ai-31875614

mattburgess, to random

Ignore deepfakes, the biggest misinformation threat has always been politicians. “When it comes to the most serious misinformation, the calls tend to come from inside the house”

https://www.ft.com/content/5da52770-b474-4547-8d1b-9c46a3c3bac9

mattburgess, to Cybersecurity

STORY: Thousands of US schools' emergency planning documents—including active shooter plans—and reports about drills they've conducted were leaked online.

The files, linked to education software firm Raptor Technologies, included evacuation plans, with maps showing the routes students should take and where they should gather during emergencies; details of students who pose a threat on campus; medical records; court documents relating to restraining orders and family abuse

The files were part of 800GB of data that were left exposed and totaled more than 4 million records

https://www.wired.com/story/us-school-shooter-emergency-plans-leak/

mattburgess,

@derekheld thanks for flagging, that was added in error and should be removed shortly. If you want to read the story the chart should be in, it’s here https://www.wired.com/story/csam-sellers-monero-rise/

mattburgess, to random

Google stifled competition for its App Store, a jury in San Francisco has found. This could fundamentally change how Android works

https://www.wired.com/story/googles-app-store-monopoly-ruled-illegal-jury-epic/

mattburgess, to news

New: Police Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push Notifications, by @lhn and @couts.

The US government and foreign law enforcement cane demand Apple and Google share metadata linked to push notifications from iOS and Android apps

https://www.wired.com/story/apple-google-push-notification-surveillance/

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