Day archives: July 30th, 2025

How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI

Wired: “…The NFC is an agency nested inside the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that handles payroll for 650,000 government employees—over a fifth of the federal workforce—across more than 170 agencies, including the SBA, according to a source familiar with it who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the press. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Government Documents, Privacy

Why Smart People Fall for False Information and What to do About It

UCSF – “In a post-truth world, this false belief researcher offers a simple three-step recipe for building trust and finding common ground. Hint: It starts by recognizing you might be wrong. America has a misinformation problem. It’s in our news feeds, on our social media timelines, and at our kitchen tables. It’s driving wedges between …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines, Social Media

Google could be reading your ChatGPT conversations. Concerned? You should be

Fast Company – no paywall – “Google is indexing conversations with ChatGPT that users have sent to friends, families, or colleagues—turning private exchanges intended for small groups into search results visible to millions. A basic Google site search using part of the link created when someone proactively clicks “Share” on ChatGPT can uncover conversations where …

Subjects: AI, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Health Care, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

AI In Finance and Banking, July 31, 2025

Via LLRX – AI In Finance and Banking July 31, 2025. This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Artificial Intelligence and the Law: a discussion paper

UK. Law Commission: “The paper aims to raise awareness of legal issues regarding AI, prompting wider discussion of the topic, and to act as a step towards identifying those areas most in need of law reform. ” July 31, 2025.”…With the rapid development and improved performance of AI has come increased investment and wider and more …

Subjects: AI, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Marketing, Search Engines

United States Placed on Global Rights Watch List for Attacks on Civic Freedoms

“The United States of America (USA) remains on the CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist following sustained attacks on civic freedoms. In the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term, authorities have escalated suppression of protesters through military deployments, targeted journalists, criminalised dissent, and undermined civil society through legislative and financial restrictions. Freedoms guaranteed in the …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation