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Comment Re:So (Score 1) 51

> I don't see what would be different than if he'd pasted the text into Google Docs or Word 365 to make some edits.
Government employees are prohibited from using those public cloud services for OUO as well. There are separate instances of some of these services like Office 365 which can be used for OUO, but they are kept separate for defense in depth, given these services can have bugs that allowed people to access documents they should be allowed to.

Furthermore, it is worse because the TOS for ChatGPT state that they can and will use your inputs for training, unlike Google Docs or Word 365 (at least in the past - I haven't checked recently).

He had access to AI systems that were approved for OUO, and then on top of that given special permission to use the public ChatGPT for non-sensitive documents, but chose to use public ChatGPT for OUO documents. That would be a security incident for any clearance holder, and is completely inexcusable for the head of CISA.

Submission + - 'Kill Switch'—Iran Shuts Down Musk's Starlink For First Time (forbes.com)

Thelasko writes: We have not seen this before. Iran’s digital blackout has now deployed military jammers, reportedly supplied by Russia, to shut down access to Starlink Internet. This is a game-changer for the Plan-B connectivity frequently used by protesters and anti-regime activists when ordinary access to the internet is stopped..

“Despite reports that tens of thousands of Starlink units are operating inside Iran,” says Iran Wire, “the blackout has also reached satellite connections.” It is reported that about 30 per cent of Starlink’s uplink and downlink traffic was (initially) disrupted," quickly rising “to more than 80 per cent” within hours.

Comment I'm Torn (Score 2) 55

On one hand, insider trading is unfair. On the other hand, prediction markets provide societal value because of the predictions they make. They rely on participants having some sort of edge to improve the predictions.

This bet everyone is complaining about isn't just insider trading, it's also a national security leak. I think that is a larger concern.

Comment Re:Why on earth?! (Score 1) 114

I get that it's hard to keep Mozilla funded

No it is not. The Mozilla foundation has pissed away tens of millions of dollars on "features" nobody asked for and which have since been removed, like Pocket which cost US$20M alone.

You don't want them to stagnate either. They need to innovate and sometimes innovation doesn't pan out. They can't keep making the same browser forever.

Comment Re:Isn't this what we wanted? (Score 1) 49

I keep hearing people complain that they need 4 streaming services to get everything they want to watch. So now it's 3...

There is definitely a right size for the streaming market. IMO right now there are too many services. However, I also don't want to see any single streaming provider controlling more than 40% of the market. I don't see this merger violating that.

Comment Re:Too Simplistic (Score 0) 84

Ultra-processed foods have one or more ingredient that wouldn’t be found in a kitchen, like chemical-based preservatives, emulsifiers like hydrogenated oils, sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup, and artificial colors and flavors.

So, ultra-processed foods are anything not in my kitchen. I'm sorry, but that doesn't really narrow it down. We need specifics.

It seems to me the only discovery here is a new kind of statistical fallacy.

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