TechLetters ☕️Russian operators using AI in digital propaganda. Improvement of privacy technologies.
Security
State actors using AI. Russian propaganda uses AI voice cloning and AI-enhanced videos in multiple languages to produce realistic voiceovers. The operation manipulated real media excerpts, repurposing them out of context, and targeted specific audiences. However, it’s important (the most interesting aspect) to note operation had insignificant impact. Its goal was to undermine Western support for Ukraine, exacerbate socio-political divisions, and influence public opinion in favor of Russian geopolitical interests. The accounts used did not post on Russian official holidays.
Dutch Central Bank and major banks recommend keeping cash at home. To prepare for potential disruptions to payment systems due to rising geopolitical tensions. Dutch banks plan to issue guidance on cash reserves.
Privacy
Privacy-preserving heavy-hitter detection. Improved by reducing complexity from data size dependency to the number of users, enabling applications like trend analysis, network anomaly detection, healthcare data aggregation while ensuring user privacy and scalability.
French Data Protection regulator CNIL fined ORANGE €50M. For displaying ads disguised as emails without obtaining prior consent. The ads misled users and violated data protection requiring explicit consent for commercial content distribution. Not a GDPR fine.
The demise of Do Not Track continued. It never got a regulatory backing so the mechanism is out. Now Mozilla/firefox is removing it. But there's a similar mechanism: Global Privacy Control. My previous article on DNT.
Other
Google claims a breakthrough quantum computer. Solving something impossible to do on a non-quantum computer. Exponential reduction in the error rate. For unclear reasons the PR disclosure speaks of multiverse, which immediately makes the message less credible. Relax.
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