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Dad Photographs Son for Doctor. Google Flags Him as Criminal, Notifies Police
From https://tech.slashdot.org/story/22/0...otifies-police
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I bet 87,000 more IRS agents can improve upon that story!
So AI software in not perfect and needs tweaking, Duh! Last edited by frcc; 22nd August 2022 at 12:56 PM. Reason: addition |
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It is not the AI software that needs tweaking. What I don't understand is this:
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Google is a largely impenetrable cathedral. I've been trying to learn Android development with a cheap phone that violates a core complaince guideline. All phones MUST have mechanism to replace the whole operating system:
https://source.android.com/docs/comp...table_software TCL, the manufacturer, claims Android compliance but has disabled fastboot and updates via removeable storage. I can't find the Cathedral magistrate to tell that them that TCL self-reported compliance is a myth. The subject has a great court case - one the Google spokewoman's algorithm never anticipated. |
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It almost had to be an "AI algorithm" that first reported the pictures or docs to the Google powers that be. Following that Google's decision if, "the incident was reported correctly" is incomprehensible. There is almost zero chance that a human stumbled across that information on their systems by sorting manually thru the gazillions of bits that are there 24/7 and changing continuously. Anyway why use them if they behave in that manner? My 2 cents Last edited by frcc; 23rd August 2022 at 12:46 PM. |
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It is hard to abandon Google/Alphabet completely. In many languages Google is the only search engine with acceptable results. Maybe some people after this kind of news about Google/Alphabet sending denunciation to police and authorities automatically will change their minds. On Android phones not logging in to Google Account forces user to use hack-ish solutions to install commonly used apps. To be honest GMail is also one of the safest way to handle e-mails with its extensive malicious/suspicious e-mail flagging capabilities. I can live without it, but it can really help some average Joe prevent from being phished/infected. Others like calendar etc have alternatives, but many people stick to it since it is free and they use Google Account on their mobile anyway.
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Using my smart phone and (Gmail) I agree although i don't like it. I never use Google search on any of my devices. I try to limit Gmail as much as possible and a goal maybe not attainable right now is to simply go back to a flip up phone that is not smart. On desktop, laptop i try to use Tor, or Links OR Duckduckgo under Firefox to try to reduce some of the non-sense out there. In my "opinion" cyber phishing, id theft, etc is just like home security. You cannot stop a determined thief breaking into your home and stealing, but you can create barriers that frustrate or slow down the intruder creating red flags so that it might give you time to respond or make it not worth their effort or limit the value of their target. Last edited by frcc; 27th August 2022 at 02:35 PM. Reason: add and clarify |
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A little Gmail update as they also struggle to sustain security
https://thehackernews.com/2022/08/go...y-iranian.html |
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When OWS and the (initial) Tea Party alike protested the government bailing out the institutions and people responsible for the 2008-10 financial bust while leading millions to foreclosure, I at least moved my bank account to a credit union. It wasn't much. But, if everyone did it, several corporate bad actors would be out of business and, in turn, shareholders would in the future be reluctant to buy and hold shares of other companies with similar business practices.
So, I hope events like this, SEME impact on elections, demonitization, locking, deplatforming, etc. spur people to leave or avoid this corporatocratic panopticon. Techies built it. Techies must lead the way out of it and evangelize to friends and family. Despite feeling this way for a decade, I only recently did anything. I migrated my email archive from gmail to http://freeshell.net. (Well...the mail service ain't free.) Now I have to go about updating my email address on every important online account. After that, I'll delete my google account. I've stopped surfing YT for entertainment, don't send anyone any more YT links, and upon receiving any such links remind the sender to please link to the same content elsewhere if it's available. Probably won't make a difference. Just like my moving money to a credit union and telling all my friends and family didn't spur any of them to action. But, might as well try. I'm stupid that way. ... Some possibly useful projects: https://prism-break.org/en/all/ I have my doubts about some. But, it's worth reading. Last edited by talos4; 20th September 2022 at 09:29 AM. |
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You took action you believe in - Congratulations. Also, don't underestimate the value of your decisions. I am also slowly moving in that direction. Google is convenient but not necessarily for life on line. The more convenient the more security risk and the more personal data spread everywhere. Last edited by frcc; 20th September 2022 at 12:25 PM. |
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