- ICYMI: Google Chrome's uBlock Origin Phaseout Has Begun [theverge.com]
Using Chrome with an ad blocker? Last month, The Verge reported that "Google Chrome has begun to phase out uBlock Origin. The developer of the free ad blocker, Raymond Hill, recently reposted a screenshot that shows Chrome automatically turning off uBlock Origin because it is 'no longer supported.'"
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- Europe's DMA Forces Meta Towards 'Less Personalized Ads' [techcrunch.com]
Meta is changing how its ad business works in the European Union again, under legal pressure over the "'pay us or consent to ad tracking' choice it currently offers" Facebook and Instagram users in the region.
"The data points Meta claims it will use for the 'less personalized' ad targeting that’s incoming for regional users are slated to include 'a person’s age, location, gender, and how a person engages with ads.' Whether that will be enough to satisfy EU regulators remains to be seen."
- Watchdog Finds AI Tools Can Be Used Unlawfully to Filter Candidates by Race, Gender [theregister.com]
In a recent audit, the UK's data protection watchdog found that "AI recruitment technologies can filter candidates according to protected characteristics including race, gender, and sexual orientation."
"Following its research, the Information Commissioner's Office has produced a range of recommendations for developers and providers of recruitment tools which use AI," including measures like "processing personal information fairly, explaining the processing clearly, keeping personal information collected to a minimum, and not repurposing or processing personal information unlawfully."
- How Well Do Smart Speakers Protect Privacy While Listening to Everything? [howtogeek.com]
"If smart speakers didn't already exist, they would sound like a pretty strange concept. 'Hello, we're a giant corporation, and we'd like to put microphones into your home that will listen to you 24/7.'"
Smart speakers have to listen for their "wake words" to function, "but there are privacy protections to ensure they don't hear everything you ever say. There are also additional steps you can take to boost privacy levels if you have concerns." Read on for what steps you can take with Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant.
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