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The EU wants to criminalize AI-generated porn images and deepfakes
07 Feb

The EU wants to criminalize AI-generated porn images and deepfakes

John RoutledgeLatest News
Back in 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a directive on how to combat domestic violence and violence against women in other forms. Now, the European Council and Parliament have agreed with the proposal to criminalize, among other things, different types of cyber-violence. The proposed rules will criminalize the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, including deepfakes made by…
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YouTube TV gets a 1080p Enhanced option that offers better video quality
07 Feb

YouTube TV gets a 1080p Enhanced option that offers better video quality

John RoutledgeLatest News
YouTube TV users are getting a higher-quality video option for everything from binging their favorite shows to catching a live game. Google is rolling out a new setting called 1080p Enhanced for YouTube TV and Primetime Channels subscribers. The 1080p Enhanced setting improves on the existing 1080p60 resolution through improved bitrate —how many bits get processed per second. Google confirmed the…
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Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone
06 Feb

Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone

John RoutledgeLatest News
Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is getting rid of its waitlist and opening its decentralized platform to everyone. The service, which opened in beta last spring, currently has a little over 3 million users, though that number could rise quickly now that prospective users don’t need an invitation to join.It’s a significant moment for Bluesky, which began as an internal…
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Add Taylor Swift to the list of famous people who don’t like their private jets being tracked
06 Feb

Add Taylor Swift to the list of famous people who don’t like their private jets being tracked

John RoutledgeLatest News
It looks like Elon Musk isn’t the only billionaire who doesn’t like having their private jet tracked. Pop star Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a Florida student who set up multiple social media accounts that release real-time information as to the whereabouts of her personal aircraft, according to The Washington Post.This is eerily reminiscent of the whole ElonJet…
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How security experts unravel ransomware
06 Feb

How security experts unravel ransomware

John RoutledgeLatest News
Hackers use ransomware to go after every industry, charging as much money as they can to return access to a victim's files. It’s a lucrative business to be in. In the first six months of 2023, ransomware gangs bilked $449 million from their targets, even though most governments advise against paying ransoms. Increasingly, security professionals are coming together with law…
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