… People who use Google’s wildly popular browser realized this week that Gemini Nano has been taking up 4 GB of space on their desktops since 2024, sparking annoyance and concerns over privacy. Fortunately, you can disable the AI model—but not without losing some helpful security features. …
… So the fact that it is built to be privacy preserving is significant. “It's AI that runs inside Meta's hardware security modules,” says Matt Green, a Johns Hopkins cryptographer who provided input about Private Processing. …
… Think using a VPN gives you more privacy? Think again. A letter from US lawmakers this week questioned director of national security Tulsi Gabbard over whether US surveillance authorities allow the National Security Agency to target people who use a VPN. …
… But a report by That Privacy Guy this week and the ensuing reception it received highlighted how unaware many users were—perhaps a result of a flood of AI services and features across the tech industry that have been difficult for users to keep up with. …
… Total privacy.” But the information listed below on that same page, under the privacy section, appears to contradict that. …
… The better the privacy tool, of course, the more it becomes associated with criminality. It’s hard to win at cybersecurity. …
… But Moxie knows what he's doing and has a solid track record.” The complexity of developing encryption schemes for AI platforms is a major hurdle, and much of the privacy work so far has focused on accessible open source models or building privacy layers between AI companies and end users. …
… Experts say that Meta's decision about Instagram chat could give other companies, or even simply other divisions within Meta, permission to do less, too. “Meta's deployment of encryption was a public commitment, and they were weathering a lot of pressure from various governments to do it,” says Joh… …
… Each week, we round up the security and privacy news we didn’t cover in depth ourselves. …
… You do still have to be conscious that you're granting Gemini complete control over the app, which may open you up to privacy and security risks . …