The countdown to the weekend begins with Five for Friday! Get 5 #InfoSec & #DataPrivacy news items from this past week that you may have missed! 
"Five for Friday for August 15, 2025"
https://open.substack.com/pub/sherpaintelligence/p/five-for-friday-for-august-15-2025
With 5.56B people online, the web is the most influential knowledge source in history.
The High Court’s ruling on @wikipedia & the #OnlineSafetyAct shows how regulation could reshape how we share and access information.
Public safety and data privacy can, and must, coexist.
If websites are gonna run #ageverification for users, then they should have #cursivewriting tests akin to the 'are you a robot' click on all the... human verification prompts.
Because no one younger than millennials has the hand dexterity much less the knowledge of how to handwrite in cursive.
Either that or how to read time from an #analog clock.
#dataprivacy #generations
Lead a 4-hour or 8-hour #Workshop at our Friday, October 10th event at GMU-Mason Square in Arlington, Virginia!
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Ah yes, the magic words “I will file a complaint with the relevant regulatory agencies” really do grease the wheels with data privacy requests.
Magically “there’s really not much we can do because our customer is the one who owns your data” becomes “we have initiated a deletion of your records within our customer’s account and have started an investigation into possible violations of our Acceptable Use Policy”.
Never hesitate to shake the branch when dealing with corporations. In Europe, California, and a growing list of other places you have an absolute right to control your personal data.
Have you considered quitting that Microsoft 365 subscription that quietly doubled in price?
Murena Workspace includes:
Online space that respects your data privacy E-mail account Calendar Gallery that synchronizes with your /e/OS device Documents, spreadsheets, & presentations that can easily be shared Password manager to store and share your passwords securely Notes app that synchronizes with your /e/OS device & more!
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Pacific Healthworks is claimed by the Everest ransomware group, along with hundreds of sensitive data samples from at least 50 medical groups they serve.
#ransomware #hack #dataprivacy #datasecurity #health #dataleak
https://cnews.link/pacific-healthworks-everest-ransomware-attack-data-leak-1/
Anthropic Gives Claude a Memory, Emphasizing User Control Over AI Recall
We paid attention to the #InformationSecurity & #DataPrivacy news from over the weekend so you wouldn't have to.
"What'd I Miss? #InfoSec Weekend News Roundup for August 8-10, 2025" by Sherpa Intelligence: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!
https://open.substack.com/pub/sherpaintelligence/p/whatd-i-miss-infosec-weekend-news-1a3?r=272cku&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” – Robert Frost (1874-1963)
Lead a 4-hr or 8-hr #BSidesNoVA workshop on Friday, October 10th in Arlington, VA and awaken *your* love for #Hacking, #InfoSec, #CTI, or #DataPrivacy in someone!
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hej, ludzie od #cybersec #dataprivacy (@mateuszchrobok zerkam na Ciebie), czy system Public Alert System, dodawany automatycznie po podłączeniu się do siexi komórkowej, wysyłający powiadomienia zamiast SMSów, jak np. w Korei Południowej jest bardziej safe, mniej safe czy bez większych różnic od systemu Alert RCB działającego w Polsce?
If you live in Washington State you should respond to the Attorney General's 2025 Data Privacy survey!!
The countdown to the weekend begins with Five for Friday - 5 #InfoSec & #DataPrivacy news items you might have missed from this past week!
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Five for Friday for August 8, 2025
https://open.substack.com/pub/sherpaintelligence/p/five-for-friday-for-august-8-2025
Data privacy rules like GDPR are fueling a climate of risk aversion, slowing open data progress.
See how to break barriers in the Pathways to Open Data report: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/research/pathways-to-open-data
#OpenData #DataPrivacy #LinuxFoundationResearch
Update: This piece is getting some interesting pushback from parents who think I'm being alarmist about AI toys over on my other social platforms.
On the other side of that, I'm hearing so many people taking the usual "AI BAAAAD" stance, some of those people thinking I agree with them simply because I took a hardliner stance in this post.
For clarification: I'm not anti-AI. I use these tools daily for my research and writing as well as accessibility aids to offset some of the disadvantages I face due to my blindness. I study AI from the computer scientist perspective and am studying to be an elementary teacher precisely because I see AI's educational potential. I'm not even entirely against the idea of AI companionship, if it's framed right.
What actually bothers me is the business model. When Moxie robots suddenly "died" last year because the company went under, kids had to grieve their artificial friend. Parents got a scripted letter to explain why their $799 companion stopped talking which provided little comfort to kids who experienced digital abandonment. Trust me, the videos I've seen of kids crying because their beloved friend unexpectedly died over night is truly heartbreaking.
That's no glitch, that's what happens when you outsource childhood relationships to venture capital that only cares about investment returns.
The real question isn't whether AI toys are inherently bad. It's whether we're okay with corporations experimenting on our kids' emotional development while claiming it's "age-appropriate play."
What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kaylielfox/p/the-toys-are-listening?r=2pewuq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#AIToys #ChildPrivacy #ChildDevelopment #DigitalRights #TechEthics #SurveillanceCapitalism #COPPA #DataPrivacy #ChildSafety #TechRegulation #DigitalLiteracy #ParentingInTheDigitalAge #EdTech #CorporateAccountability #TechCriticism #EthicalTech
I just say no to a doctor who wants to use AI to record a consultation with me. I don't visit doctors often but when I have been asked for permission I have said no.
The reasons I have for not giving permission are:
1. No written privacy policy and statement about how my data will be used, stored and protected.
2. No demonstration of how the AI has been rigorously developed and tested by professionals who are properly qualified to eliminate bias.
3. No written promise that I can review the notes about the consult so that I know what is in my medical record and fix any inaccuracies about what I said, did etc.
There is a lot of bias against older women among health professionals, whether explicit or subconscious. The risk of bias negatively impacting me is very high.
In the period from July to December 2024 the health industry in Australia reported the most number of data breaches of any industry according to the Office of the Australian Information commissioner.
#AIinMedicine #DataProtection #DataPrivacy #Australia #Medicine
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/what-to-know-about-doctors-using-ai-digital-scribes/105590878
Weekend news roundup. #InfoSec & #DataPrivacy
"What'd I Miss? InfoSec Weekend News Roundup for August 1-3, 2025"
https://sherpaintelligence.substack.com/p/whatd-i-miss-infosec-weekend-news-0f1
Part 2 just dropped.
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#OSINT #DataPrivacy #DataBrokers #BiyteLüm
A major data privacy lawsuit has concluded. The class action against Flo Health and Meta Platforms stemmed from allegations that the Flo period-tracking app shared sensitive user health information with third parties, including Meta, without proper consent. This isn't just about privacy — it's about accountability.
Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/microsoft_recall_captures_credit_card_info/
