Thousands of “ghost students” use AI to steal millions in student loans, DOJ says
Applying for FAFSA may get messy as DOJ “ghost student” crackdown ramps up.
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Applying for FAFSA may get messy as DOJ “ghost student” crackdown ramps up.
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Patrick Stewart was thinking about AI ethics years before ChatGPT launched Fast Company
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Vermont residents are raising concerns about two ICE surveillance facilities operating in the state. A privacy attorney with the Electronic Privacy Information Center warns that recent congressional funding has made ICE the most heavily funded federal law enforcement agency, with analysts potentially targeting people based on anti-ICE views.
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Virginia has reached a $6.5 million settlement with General Motors over data privacy violations. The agreement resolves the state's claims against the automaker, though the specific nature of the alleged violations is not detailed in available reporting.
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Florida's Department of Education disclosed a breach of its student financial aid website that exposed the Social Security numbers of approximately 4.9 million people. The agency said it learned of the incident on October 19.
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Shares in Intel continue to fall while the tech-heavy Nasdaq opens at its lowest level in more than two months.
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State and federal regulators are moving to address algorithmic and personalized pricing, with the FTC recently closing a comment period on a proposed enforcement policy that would set out its position on whether such pricing practices raise consumer protection concerns.
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A commentary or study argues that meaningful AI governance depends on human decision-makers at the top of organizations, not on the AI systems themselves. The core claim is that corporate leadership, not the algorithm, must bear accountability for how AI is built and deployed.
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This story is interesting: One Civic owner purchased a cheap aftermarket head unit off Amazon, and decided to have Claude work its magic on it, like it would a smart TV. What was reportedly discovered isn’t surprising, but is worth knowing about. Among the pre-installed bloatware—or spyware, if you’re being less charitable—was a voice assistant equipped with WebView, an Android system component that lets apps display content off the web. This apparently always used about a third of processing power, even while idle, which isn’t great. There were also Baidu location services, a call recorder…
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Ghost hunting has changed in recent years due to AI chatbots, and paranormal enthusiasts are concerned Ghost hunting is a tech-heavy pursuit. When Amy Waine and Jarrad Cutting investigate haunted locations, they’re loaded up with software of their own design, such as an app that assigns signals from a phone’s sensors to different words in a database. In the age of ChatGPT, the ghost-hunting pair is probing the world of AI. They describe one of their latest inventions, an app called GhostTube Seer, as “the world’s first AI Ghost Hunting tool”. In the hands of paranormal investigators, scientif…
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Tanker in Strait of Hormuz hit by limpet mines, security sources say Reuters
UK police are expanding the use of facial recognition technology while authorities work to establish oversight rules to govern its deployment. The simultaneous rollout and rule-making means the technology is being used in the field while its guardrails are still being written.
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Flaws in SS7 and Diameter signaling protocols can allow attackers to track phone locations, intercept calls and SMS verification codes, and impersonate subscribers without compromising their devices. Cape explains how these attacks exploit trust between networks and how its security-focused mobile service helps defend against them. [...]
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A piece in Infosecurity Magazine takes up the challenge of AI regulation and governance, framing the problem as one of hidden or poorly understood risks that current oversight frameworks have not fully addressed.
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The three changes that would make AI companies answer for the conduct of their systems and catastrophic risks. The post Liability Could Rein In Rogue AI Agents. Current Law Falls Short. appeared first on Just Security.
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Police in Southampton deployed a mobile facial recognition unit and subsequently made two arrests in connection with rape allegations. The operation appears to mark another use of live facial recognition technology by UK law enforcement in a public-facing context.
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At the IAPP Canada event, researcher Khaled El Emam presented on methods for using and sharing data while maintaining privacy protections. His work centers on synthetic data and other techniques that allow organizations to extract value from sensitive datasets without exposing individuals.
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The EU AI Act's phased implementation timeline gives organizations more time before full compliance is required. Some see this runway not as a delay but as a chance to build durable AI governance structures rather than rush toward minimum requirements.
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A coalition of national AI safety advocates is calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom to convene a special legislative session focused on artificial intelligence policy.
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Lehigh Valley Health Network has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle alleged HIPAA violations with the HHS Office for Civil Rights. The settlement resolves claims that the health network failed to meet federal patient privacy requirements.
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Opsio has launched a free AI governance assessment tool aimed at helping European companies evaluate their readiness to comply with the EU AI Act. The offering targets organizations working to align their AI practices with the regulation's requirements.
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A piece in Innovation News Network argues that healthcare AI regulation needs to be dynamic, tracking products as they evolve rather than locking in rules at the point of initial approval. The core concern is that AI systems in clinical settings can change significantly after deployment.
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A work group in the Shawnee Mission school district is being formed to develop recommendations for a student AI policy. No details about the group's composition or timeline have been shared.
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Most kids say they use chatbots for help with homework and when they're stressed, lonely, or anxious. And how they use chatbots is tied to their mental health.
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