AI & Law@ai_and_law · Post #378 · 20/08/2024 07:04
San Francisco Takes Legal Action Against AI-Powered ‘Undressing’ Websites
The San Francisco City Attorney’s office is suing 16 of the most frequently visited AI-powered “undressing” websites, which have been used to create non-consensual deepfake nudes of women and children. City Attorney David Chiu announced the lawsuit, highlighting that these sites were accessed over 200 million times in the first half of 2024 alone.
These websites allow users to upload photos of fully clothed individuals, using AI tools to generate fake nude images. The lawsuit accuses the site operators of violating state and federal laws against revenge pornography, deepfake pornography, and child exploitation. The legal action aims to shut down these sites permanently and impose civil penalties on their operators.
The case underscores the growing challenges posed by generative AI in the digital age, particularly in relation to non-consensual imagery and the need for swift, comprehensive regulation.
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🚀 Pavel Durov Highlights Privacy Risks of Push Notifications
Pavel Durov has raised concerns about the privacy implications of push notifications. According to NS3.AI, Durov pointed out that message data can persist in notification logs, posing a privacy risk even after messages or apps are deleted. He referenced a report by 404 Media, which revealed that the FBI was able to retrieve deleted Signal messages from an Apple iPhone by accessing these notification logs.
#PavelDurov#Privacy#PushNotifications#DataSecurity#Signal#iPhone#FBI#DigitalPrivacy#NotificationLogs#CyberSecurity
🚀 Zcash Open Development Lab Unveils Strategic Direction Focused on Post-Quantum Security
On April 13, Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) founder Josh Swihart announced the latest developments for Zcash, emphasizing a strategic direction centered on post-quantum security, scalability, and user experience. According to BlockBeats, Swihart likened the initiative to the Artemis II lunar mission, highlighting the pursuit of seemingly impossible goals through technological breakthroughs. The ZODL team revealed that Zcash is entering the 'Zcash IV' phase, aiming to build infrastructure akin to a 'lunar base' to support the protocol and applications' secure expansion to billions of users, while advancing the vision of privacy transactions without large-scale financial surveillance.
On the product and technology front, ZODL continues to iterate, with its 3.3.x version now available on iOS and Android, featuring new hardware wallet connection management, SDK upgrades, and multiple user experience enhancements. Key developments include advancing Keystone wallet functionality and upgrading the address system (ZIP 316, UIVK/UFVK). Meanwhile, the Zcash core team has addressed several system issues and is progressing with the Zallet alpha version development, strengthening unified address standards and wallet interaction experience to lay the foundation for future scalability and performance improvements.
Additionally, ZODL disclosed ongoing growth in application data and participation in a stablecoin privacy summit to enhance industry collaboration. However, due to increased regulatory and network restrictions, ZODL has temporarily removed its app from Russian app stores. The team emphasized that privacy is not optional but a fundamental need in the digital age, and they will continue to accelerate delivery pace to promote ZEC adoption and ecosystem development.
The core of Zcash Open Development Lab is to develop an open, self-custodial private financial platform, aiming to expand ecosystem interoperability through collaboration and bring protected ZEC transactions to the global mainstream market.
#Zcash#ZODL#PostQuantumSecurity#Cryptocurrency#Privacy#Blockchain#Scalability#UserExperience#KeystoneWallet#Zallet#Stablecoin#FinancialPrivacy#EcosystemDevelopment#DigitalPrivacy#OpenDevelopment#ZEC