Topic: data retention
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AI Crawler Log Analysis Boosts Search Visibility
The rise of AI-driven search platforms like ChatGPT has created a critical visibility gap, as they lack transparent reporting tools, making server log files the primary source for tracking how AI crawlers interact with content. AI crawlers fall into two main categories: training crawlers (e.g., G...
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AI tool lets police identify people by driving style
Flock Safety has reportedly built an AI system called OS Investigate that lets police search for people and vehicles by behavioral patterns alone,without a license plate, name, or suspected crime,using exposed code from the company's login pages. The tool links camera scans with police records, a...
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Flock CEO admits: 'We got this one wrong'
Flock is making Audit Assistance mandatory and requiring case codes for all searches, with flagged overrides for emergencies, following widespread police misuse of its tools to stalk ex-partners. CEO Garrett Langley reversed his prior stance that legislators alone should mandate safeguards, admit...
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4 Time-Saving Strategies to Boost Security Monitoring
Traditional SIEM systems face challenges with data latency, storage costs, and processing overhead, making it difficult to balance comprehensive security visibility with budget constraints. Time series data approaches enable faster anomaly detection and long-term threat hunting by providing immed...
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ChatGPT's 'Adult Mode' Risks a New Era of Intimate Surveillance
The proposed adult mode for ChatGPT raises major privacy concerns, as its memory function could log intimate user data, creating permanent records of personal fantasies and preferences. Experts warn that this move, aimed at monetizing user behavior, may enable intimate surveillance and create vul...
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Change Your Gmail Address: Google's New Feature Explained
Google now allows users to change their primary @gmail.com address while keeping all account data, history, and connected services intact, eliminating the need to create a new account. The feature is gradually rolling out globally, with initial discovery on a Hindi support page, though Google has...
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Optimize SIEM Data with Securonix DPM Flex
Securonix's Data Pipeline Manager with DPM Flex Consumption enhances threat visibility and compliance by allowing organizations to analyze and retain more data without extra costs, eliminating the need for separate products. The solution addresses "SIEM cost bloat" by offering a flexible entitlem...
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Claude Chats Will Train AI: Here's How to Opt Out
Anthropic will begin using conversations with its Claude chatbot for training its AI models starting October 8, requiring users to opt out if they wish to exclude their data. The company justifies this change by stating that real-world user interactions provide valuable insights to enhance the ch...
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Anthropic Users: Opt Out or Share Data for AI Training
Anthropic now requires all users to decide by September 28 whether to consent to their data being used for AI model training, a shift from its previous policy of deleting consumer chat data within 30 days. Users who do not opt out will have their interactions retained for up to five years to impr...
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Apple’s Siri revamp may auto-delete chat history
Apple will relaunch Siri at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, emphasizing a more privacy-conscious approach than competitors in the AI space. The revamped Siri will debut as a standalone app powered by Google Gemini, with stricter limits on data storage, including an option to auto-del...
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Flock and ALPRs: Inside the Surveillance Fight
Over 120,000 Flock AI-powered license plate reader cameras are installed nationwide, enabling law enforcement to track vehicles in real time across state lines via a shared network. Growing backlash has led dozens of municipalities, including Los Angeles, to suspend or terminate Flock contracts, ...
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DHS Removes CBP Privacy Officers Over 'Illegal' Orders Dispute
The Department of Homeland Security reassigned senior privacy and FOIA officials at Customs and Border Protection after they objected to a new policy that mislabels finalized privacy assessments as "drafts" to prevent their public release. The policy aims to withhold documents like a Privacy Thre...
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Vizio Accounts Transition to Walmart Accounts
Walmart is integrating Vizio TVs into its ecosystem, requiring new users to sign in with a Walmart account instead of a standalone Vizio account. Existing Vizio account holders can merge their profile with a Walmart account or delete it, with a 30-day window to request personal data before deleti...
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Notion Shuts Down Skiff Email App as Users Shift to AI Agents
Notion is shutting down Notion Mail, its Gmail client built by the former Skiff team, with the service ending on September 22, 2026. The company is discontinuing the email client because most users now manage their correspondence through AI agents rather than traditional inboxes. Notion assured u...
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Your Employees Are Leaking Secrets to AI—And They Can't Get Them Back
Employees are increasingly inputting sensitive corporate data into public AI platforms, often without the ability to recover or delete it, and many organizations lack technical measures to monitor or restrict this behavior. A significant gap exists between leadership's perceived oversight and act...
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Google’s AI defaults: The hidden cost and illusion of choice
Google is embedding its Gemini generative AI across its ecosystem, raising significant privacy concerns due to the vast user data it can access from services like Gmail and Drive. Opting out of data collection is complicated, as users often encounter "dark patterns" in interface designs that subt...
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Google Analytics Now Integrates Google Business Profile Data
Google has introduced a native connection between Google Business Profile and Google Analytics, allowing metrics like calls and directions to appear in Analytics reports, though the integration may not be available to all accounts immediately. The integration merges data from multiple profiles wi...
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Arkime: Open-Source Network Analysis & Packet Capture Tool
Arkime is an open-source platform for large-scale packet capture and deep network inspection, integrating with security systems and storing data in PCAP format for searchable forensic analysis. It features a user-friendly web interface and APIs for data export, and works with tools like Wireshark...
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Claude Opus 5 boosts AWS coding and cybersecurity
Claude Opus 5 launches on Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform on AWS with major improvements in coding and cybersecurity, surpassing Claude Opus 4.8 in cyber capabilities and secure coding practices. The model features a configurable fallback system: on high-risk requests it automatically reve...
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U.S. State Privacy Laws: Your Essential Guide
The U.S. lacks a unified federal privacy law, creating a complex patchwork of state regulations that businesses must navigate, with common consumer rights but differing scopes and obligations. Key state privacy laws, such as those in California, Virginia, and Colorado, set specific thresholds for...
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