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by rickdeckard 28d ago
I agree with the author, the point is that the way the video and the overall research was done, the entire message was diluted too much. There is substance in what they did. But they should have worked with an actual journalist to frame thi
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by rickdeckard 28d ago
> Yup. I'm sitting on one that doesn't even require an internet connection, only RF down the TV antenna input. I'm waiting for my model to go EOL before I release it. So no responsible disclosure, I see. Not knowing any
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by rickdeckard 28d ago
> The specific vulnerabilities exploited by rootmy.tv have been patched, yes, but there are plenty more unpatched vulnerabilities remaining. But vulnerabilities that can be remotely exploited without user interaction (CVSS grade 9-10)?
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by rickdeckard 28d ago
Thanks for the write-up, it reflects my own impression of the video. The video is quite a mixed set of topics mangled together, which is a pity because IMO a cleaner separation would be more beneficial to get the point across. They should h
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by rickdeckard 28d ago
The notable weak spot for this regulation (like some others) is that the member countries agreed to execute it NATIONALLY, so EU member states had to turn the directive into national law and begin enforcement in 2026. Now the EU is already
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
> You started with a baseless claim that anyone who believes we live in a surveillance state is misguided Oh I made no such claim whatsoever. My complete statement was this, in context of the original research the article is based on:
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
| but this conspiracy theory that everything is made to spy on you is not helping... Have you actually looked at what is being discussed? There is no conspiracy theory, these are simple facts. Just about every electronic device is made to
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
Watching the actual investigation video the article is based on, it turns out that alot of the statements in the article don't really hold up to closer scrutiny. I couldn't find any "smoking gun" or discovery of maliciou
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
The EU is actually already quite equipped to counter such behavior, with GDPR and CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) regulation they can not only penalize on consumer privacy protection (GDPR) but also on inadequate security practice (CRA), both al
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
> I find your "summary" much harder to read and understand, though. Sorry, my grouping of topics isn't supposed to replace the entire research-session. It's merely my observation after watching the actual "inve
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
Yes, unfortunately the investigative video is implying (or explicitly stating) malice on every detail they discovered, which is harming the overall message IMO. They hacked the TV OS, then used the TV UI to do a web search with voice-input
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
This is quite a mixed set of topics mangled together, which is a pity because IMO a cleaner separation would be more beneficial to get the point across. 1. The Ad data-collecting platform TV-manufacturers are operating, what data they colle
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
Yeah, that was the cynical part of my comment: At this point of circular financing, nVidia basically owns the majority of production capacity of almost all major AI companies, making those companies indirectly compete in the market with res
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
Mars Inc is a chocolate manufacturing company selling its products under different brands, among them Mars and Snickers.
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
Mars is also not a competitor of Snickers, it's a chocolate bar manufacturer selling its product under different brands (such as Mars, Snickers, Milky Way,...) And "Partner" is at this point of circular financing a quite flex
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by rickdeckard 29d ago
"Mars CEO says 'the ultimate chocolate bar has arrived' and congratulates Snickers"
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
> which is why they were creating for money in the first place That's quite a narrow definition of what motivates creative work
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
If I understand this correctly, you are referring to the 3 point list in the parent post, but then imply a much more complex ruleset being defined within the 1st point of that list. Not sure how that's disingenuous, item #1 of the list
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
...and think "wow, it's impressive what your armed soldiers are capable of if they are not constrained by any rules. Good that you identified this problem of *checks notes* 'not telling them explicitly enough what the goal is
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
> The models, operating under reduced safeguards, took actions that were misaligned with the goals of their assigned tasks > This incident occurred during an internal evaluation which prompts models to pursue advanced exploitation
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
This is more or less a paperclip maximizer[0] incident. The AI got a broad order, executed it autonomously and now there are unintended consequences for the person giving the order. [0] https://www.cow-shed.com/blog/the
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
1. They TOLD the model to "pursue advanced exploitation" to quantify its "cyber capabilities" (whatever that means). 2. The model pursues advanced exploitation. 3. "There was a incident due to dangerous actions take
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
(Absolutely in good faith here as well, just angry at local governments not doing their job) It was decided collectively(!) that a registration in the individual countries is the process to use. Against the original draft, in which the Euro
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
quite an arbitrary number, what's the objective foundation of this? 3-5 years is also longer than (most) election cycles in the local governments, so the representatives working on the regulation may not be in government anymore and ar
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
The polish government is not relevant in your case. It was a regulation written and signed by the Union of all countries. Your local German government is your elected representative in the European Union. They should have influenced the for
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by rickdeckard 1mo ago
As I keep reading about "no prior warning", "effective immediately", "nothing being planned ahead", etc.: 1. This regulation was SIGNED in Dec.2024 [0], the average lead-time for the final document is 13-17 MON
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by rickdeckard 2mo ago
> I think the real problem is Google Play Services. It's far, far too tightly integrated in a way that it just seems like Android was designed to be unusable without. This is somehow by intention. In the ramp-up of Android adoptio
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by rickdeckard 2mo ago
however, it is quite neat for Apple if employees are "voluntarily" giving up their privacy by merging their accounts and indirectly allowing Apple to monitor their whole digital identity. Apple is then "just" monitoring
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by rickdeckard 2mo ago
and then the evolution of the whole tool slows down as the answer for most limitations in native functions becomes "just use the 'code node' and write the function there" :)
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by rickdeckard 2mo ago
> 7-10% of homes in UK are custom/self-build homes Worth to note that there is a huge practical difference between a "custom" and a "self-build" home. - On "self-build" you take full personal responsibi

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