Personal Data
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Your digital psychologist is recording everything: The dangerous illusion of ChatGPT
Did you think the private chat stays inside the screen? Data shows that heart-to-heart conversations with AI have already been used as evidence in murder trials, extracted by hackers, and used to train commercial models. A new survey by DuckDuckGo reveals that although 50% of the public do not trust the government, they share with AI deep secrets they have never told anyone. This is how models...
Did you upload a photo to the internet? 9 million user faces leaked to the web
Have you ever used an online service to check who is behind a Facebook profile or an unknown phone number? Many of us upload photos and personal details to these sites to perform due diligence and protect ourselves from scammers. However, such a service, intended to protect us, has itself become a source of serious danger, as millions of user face photos were completely exposed on the open web.
Addicted to burgers? How McDonald's tracks you without your knowledge
For most of us, a quick stop at McDonald's is a matter of convenience. However, behind the scenes lies a massive tracking mechanism. Fast food chains are no longer just selling food; they are monitoring your consumption habits to predict exactly when you will return.
The customer asked McDonald's for a breakdown of his data - he did not expect this report
A California resident decided to ask McDonald's for a breakdown of the data the company stores about him. He did not expect to receive a 515-page document revealing detailed commercial tracking, but privacy experts explain that this is a standard level of tracking.