Meta’s online ad library shows the company is hosting thousands of ads for AI-generated, NSFW companion or “girlfriend” apps on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. They promote chatbots offering sexually explicit images and text, using NSFW chat samples and AI images of partially clothed, unbelievably shaped, simulated women. Many of the virtual women seen in ads […]
New information made public by the state of California shows that a significant portion of data brokers collect and sell sensitive information on topics like reproductive health, as well as data belonging to children. Out of 480 data brokers registered with the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), 24 indicated they sell data belonging to minors. […]
A survey conducted by the SANS Institute shows that the budgets allocated by organizations for the security of industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) has decreased significantly in 2023 compared to the previous year. For its 2023 ICS/OT Cybersecurity Survey (PDF), SANS surveyed over 700 individuals from every continent. The respondents represent […]
Lose yourself in Creep Show’s Yawning Abyss There’s a very specific laugh that, as an interviewer, signals, more often than not, the fact that you’ve just struck gold. When your interviewees do that slightly nervous “shall we tell them?” mutual giggle, you know you’re close to being let into a secret. In this case, it […]