ChatGPT Scams Are Infiltrating Apple’s App Store and Google Play
An explosion of interest in OpenAI’s sophisticated chatbot means a proliferation of “fleeceware” apps that trick users with sneaky in-app subscriptions. Powered by...
Japan’s Pirate Manga Site ‘Leak’ Isn’t a Failure, It’s Potential Education
Multi-point, ongoing collisions between rightsholders, pirate sites, pirates and copyright law, are what fuel our daily reporting. The pumps rarely run dry for long in these wars. The polarized nature of the debate, which regularly pits decent law-abiding content creators against shadowy thieves hiding in the recesses of the web, is good for headlines but a hopeless anti-piracy tool. Casual pirates, who represent the majority,...
Judge Sides With YouTube in Mexican Movie Tycoon’s Piracy Lawsuit
Two years ago, Spanish-born movie tycoon Carlos Vasallo sued YouTube at a Florida federal court over various piracy-related claims. The actor and producer own the rights to the world’s largest collection of Mexican and Latin American movies, many of which are illegally shared on YouTube. The lawsuit accused YouTube of not doing enough to stop people from uploading pirated content. Those allegations aren’t new, but the movie tycoon...
WhatsApp 2023: New Privacy Features, Settings, and More
The Meta-owned app offers end-to-end encryption of texts, images, and more by default—but its settings aren’t as private as they could be. Powered by WPeMatico
Report: Biden Administration ‘Crypto Tsar’ Says DOJ will Target Digital Asset Exchange Platforms
According to Eun Young Choi, the head of the crypto unit at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the United States has resolved to target digital platforms because they are making it easy for criminals and money launderers. Choi said the DOJ hopes taking action against entities such as crypto exchanges is “going to have a multiplier effect.” DOJ to Target Mixers and Tumblers The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will target digital...