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Security The Web

Massive data breach compromises billions of personal records around the world

Hacker posts 2.7 billion records from National Public Data
What just happened? A colossal data breach has surfaced, revealing nearly 2.7 billion personal information records purportedly encompassing every individual in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This breach stands out due to the vast amount of data exposed, potentially marking it as one of the largest in history.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 11 comments
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The Web Tech Culture

Paid services that remove you from people-finder sites aren't very effective

You're better off manually opting out
In brief: You've likely seen plenty of ads on the internet for services that remove you from people-search sites – data brokers that collect information from public records, commercial data sources, and social media platforms. Some of these companies charge a lot of money for their work, but a new study suggests they're not really worth it.
Full story By Rob Thubron,
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The Web Industry

Elon Musk's X sues advertising group over alleged "boycott"

"Now, it is war"
What just happened? Elon Musk's conflict with advertisers took a shocking new turn yesterday when he announced his platform X, formerly Twitter, is suing a group of ad companies, along with individual firms, over an alleged coordinated boycott of the site. The suit claims this broke federal antitrust laws and caused X to lose revenue.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 30 comments
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AI The Web

Nvidia says scraping 80 years' worth of videos daily to train its AI models is in "the spirit of copyright law"

YouTube seems to disagree
A hot potato: Once again, it's been revealed that a company has been scraping data from the internet to train its AI models using a questionable interpretation of copyright law. On this occasion, Nvidia has been downloading videos from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms to gather data for its commercial AI products.
Full story By Rob Thubron, 8 comments
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Software The Web

Google Chrome is finally transitioning to Manifest V3, introducing new rules for ad blockers

Critics say the new platform is focused on benefitting advertisers
The big picture: Google claims that the new version of its Chrome extension platform will mean a safer and more efficient browser experience for users. While there are some features in Manifest V3 that will facilitate this, critics claim that the new controls are more helpful to advertisers. This has raised questions about Google's motivations, given that a significant portion of its revenue comes from advertising.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 15 comments
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Google Industry

Google is officially a monopoly: Company loses massive DOJ antitrust trial over search engine agreements

Google paid over $21 billion in 2021 to make its search engine the default on various devices and browsers
What just happened? The US Department of Justice's nearly year-long case against Google over its dominance in the search engine market has reached a dramatic end. The case could drastically alter how numerous devices and web browsers choose their default search engines, though the full extent of the impending effects remains unclear.
Full story By Daniel Sims, 9 comments
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