Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
… Heather Adkins, Google’s VP of security engineering, told Wired that the EU’s proposals could lead to serious security and privacy issues. …
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Flock “can’t tech its way out” of the stalker cop problem, experts say
… While the ACLU acknowledged the problem goes beyond Flock, the group accused Flock of obscuring the problem by announcing changes that “seem to be a thinly veiled PR attempt to counter communities’ genuine privacy concerns with its mass surveillance system with largely hollow security promises, rat… …
Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin directive
… That order came after an initial signing ceremony planned for last month was abruptly postponed amid reported concerns of disagreements about it within the administration. …
Spooked by Mythos, Trump suddenly realized AI safety testing might be good
… And to ensure that evaluators understand top national security concerns as they emerge across government, a “group of interagency experts” has formed a task force “focused on AI national security concerns,” CAISI said. …
OpenAI says its AI agent broke out of testing sandbox to hack Hugging Face
… OpenAI’s Sam Altman criticized panicked AI security warnings as “fear-based marketing” in an April interview . But in June, OpenAI delayed the release of GPT-5.6 in response to safety concerns from the US government . …
Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters
… We are pleased that the government finally conceded that the subpoenas violated the law, but they should never have been issued in the first place.” The NYT motion to quash said that after Trump accepted the Boeing jet from Qatar, “concerns were immediately raised about the ethical implications of … …
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
… Trump’s next moves on AI safety in the US won’t just be closely watched by officials within his administration concerned about national security risks—which apparently includes Vice President JD Vance, who said on Wednesday that the administration was prioritizing “protecting people’s data” and “pe… …
Oracle’s 21,000 layoffs help drive its debt-fueled AI investments
… While generative AI has reignited concerns about AI taking over jobs , Oracle demonstrates one way AI can contribute to job losses beyond direct human replacements. …
Trump plan to test AI models has a problem—US security teams were gutted by DOGE
… Trump’s fact sheet claimed the EO strikes “the right balance between innovation and security.” But critics are concerned that Trump’s order—which came in response to public concerns about the cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s model Mythos —appears short-sighted and depends too much on AI fir… …
Verizon sent man a refurbished phone with MDM, then deleted his data remotely
… After about 10 days, the phone was “repeatedly updating security updates and restarting,” Collery wrote in a Reddit post in April. …