… We start this week with Joseph’s story on the inherent friction between secure chat apps like Signal and the phone they’re running on. Incoming message content can be stored in a phone’s internal notification database. …
… Google has quietly been offering to buy access to code written by developers who have released Android apps on the Play Store in order to help the company train its AI coding tools, 404 Media has learned. …
… Last week Apple fixed an issue that let the FBI forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone, even after the app had been deleted, because copies of those messages were stored in the iPhone’s notification database. …
… It was removed a short while later from the Google Play Store and has not returned. The new document also mentions making the app available through the Apple App Store. It is not clear when, or if, ICE or other DHS components will roll out the app to local police. …
… The broader impact of the current unsustainability of AI can be seen across various sectors of the economy. RAM, graphics cards, and hard drive / solid state storage for consumers have skyrocketed in price and are sold out in many stores. …