Category «Internet»

Password reuse is rampant: nearly half of observed user logins are compromised

Cloudflare: “Accessing private content online, whether it’s checking email or streaming your favorite show, almost always starts with a “login” step. Beneath this everyday task lies a widespread human mistake we still have not resolved: password reuse. Many users recycle passwords across multiple services, creating a ripple effect of risk when their credentials are leaked. …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Mail, E-Records, Internet

Donald Trump, Revenge Junkie

Mother Jones, David Corn: “Now that he’s back in the White House—after his humiliating 2020 defeat—Trump has embarked on a revenge-a-thon that goes beyond what we might have expected even from a vengeance junkie. He has removed security protection from past aides who pissed him off—including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Climate Change, Congress, Courts, Cybercrime, Defense, Education, Energy, Environmental Law, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Health Care, Housing, Internet, Legal Research

These Googly Eyes Will Help You Find Your Mac’s Cursor

Lifehacker: “It happened again: Across sprawling tabs, dozens of windows, and countless unread messages, you’ve somehow lost your cursor. Maybe it’s hiding in the corner of your screen, but, hmm—nothing seems to be popping out of any of them. What’s more, if you have your Mac connected to multiple monitors on your desk, your cursor …

Subjects: Internet

Spreading AI-generated content could lead to expensive fines

PopSci: “AI-generated “deepfake” materials are flooding the internet, sometimes with dangerous results. In just the last year, AI has been used to make deceiving voice clones of a former US president and spread fake, politically-charged images depicting children in natural disasters. Nonconsensual, AI-generated sexual images and videos, meanwhile, are leaving a trail of trauma impacting …

Subjects: AI, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Legislation, Privacy

The largest collection of Free stuff on the Internet

“While it’s self-proclaimed, it’s easy to believe that this is the largest collection of links to free sites on the internet” [Free]. All searchable, the content spans AI, Discord, Privacy, Gaming, Movies, TV, Anime, Sports, Music, Podcasts, Radio, Books, Comics, Manga, Downloading, Torrenting, Educational, Android, iOS, Linux, MacOS, Non-english….”

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Libraries, Privacy, Search Engines

DiffChecker

“I recently discovered a pretty amazing website called DiffChecker. It compares files and visually highlights any differences. You can use it to compare texts you paste right into the browser window, or you can upload documents to compare. It accepts Word docs, pdfs, spreadsheets and image files. To find the differences between two versions of …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

The Benefits of a Burner Number

WSJ via MSN: “Our digits have become one of the most valuable pieces of data. Just take a look at your texts: How many authentication codes, receipts, reminders or other business messages have you received lately? There are legitimate reasons to hand over your number. And then there are…more questionable applications. (Looking at you, “free” …

Subjects: E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration

The New York Times – unlocked: “As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of “woke” initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, according to a compilation of government documents…All presidential administrations change the language used in official communications to reflect their own policies. It is within their prerogative, as …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Government, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.

Columbia Journalism Review: “AI search tools are rapidly gaining in popularity, with nearly one in four Americans now saying they have used AI in place of traditional search engines. These tools derive their value from crawling the internet for up-to-date, relevant information—content that is often produced by news publishers.  Yet a troubling imbalance has emerged: …

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

The Fediverse Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present We’ve Been Denied

Joan Westenberg: “For years, the internet has been shrinking. Not in size, not in data, but in ownership. A vast, decentralized network of personal blogs, forums, and independent communities has been corralled into a handful of paved prison yards controlled by a few massive corporations. Every post, every “friend,” every creative work—locked behind closed doors, …

Subjects: Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media