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It wasn't that long a go that this site ran a story saying how suspicious this folder was...maybe that's why people took to deleting it? https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-update-drops-empty-intepub-folder-in-system-leaves-users-scratching-heads-after-april-update

I'm sure that big tech doesn't just monetise individual genius. The analytics from platforms like Facebook would have helped them identify growth companies which they could buy for a lower price than in if their competitors had access to the same analytics that they did. There would be other...

The article doesn't mention security being a concern as far as hardware goes, so maybe China is too subtle to raise that as part of its rationale. Some years ago, Germany looked like it might go for typewriters in government work instead of using US hardware, over concerns about the US spying on...

Apple projects an image that its devices are secure and it fights law enforcement demands for access to its users' devices. I'm wondering whether the use of that overseas company is a charade which contradicts all of Apple's public statements. I.e. Apple gives the authorities what they want...

I've wondered about this. I think there's been at least a couple of times where an Israeli security firm has accessed 'secure' iPhones: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/02/cellebrite-can-unlock-any-iphone-for-some-values-of-any/ It makes me wonder if Apple has both backdoors...

It occurred to me after posting on this that maybe it would be even illegal to report on government mandated backdoors (in some countries where they do this). In that case, you'd never find out and maybe only a few people with deep knowledge of the product would know about it. The other thought...

"Intel's dominance in the server market means that everyone on the internet is affected, and that "in cloud computing environments, a malicious customer could exploit the Downfall vulnerability to steal data and credentials from other customers who share the same cloud computer". How...

The article mentions the sound of keystrokes being recorded, so, one means of doing that is via recording equipment on site. Video conferencing was another means of getting that information. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-congress-insight-idUSKBN27D1CS "The U.S. National...

I've noticed in articles like these that users often comment that given the manner in which the spyware was planted on your device (e.g. by the physical presence of someone at your computer for a period of time), the actual spyware on your PC is the least of your concerns. Maybe this article...

Not being a techie, wouldn't it be useful to hackers for the OS/app to tell snoopers that right now login and password credentials were being entered? You could probably imagine scenarios where those credentials could be snooped on via this method.

Sure. It was a mistake by the employee. But you don't think that using US tech like the ones I mentioned also has issues? You don't think that Microsoft and Alphabet et. al. don't keep user information at arm's length on their other products and services? Would you view using such AI when it...

Governments don't control this information. It's the difference between Microsoft and Google having surveillance over user information and them sharing it with the government. My point is that I don't think it is any better if these corporations don't share this information with governments. So...

Edward Snowden. Government laws around the world to have personal data available to them from the users of tech products and services. Did hear that Germany was thinking about introducing manual typewriters in government work to bypass US surveillance. I don't see how AI services gaining access...

I don't see how this is any different to just using an OS (e.g. Windows) or online mail service (e.g. Google). The companies which provide these services would have the ability to monitor everything you do with them or in them. Such data would be invaluable to Microsoft and Meta and would give...

Will this card be able to run the upcoming remake of Pong with ray tracing? I'm excited for that game. How well, if at all, will this card be able to play games? Better than the 4090?