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Angry Tech News #76: Snappy Spyware

Spyware hacked for good, Apple OS hacked for bad, Windows hacked, but it makes things better, OpenAI confirms AI detectors are crap, and Automobiles are now officially the worst product category for privacy

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WebDetetive spyware hacked
https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/26/brazil-webdetetive-spyware-deleted/

Windows bug improves performance
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-file-explorer-bug-ironically-boosts-browsing-performance

Blastpass vuln in Apple OS’s
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/apple-patches-clickless-0-day-image-processing-vulnerability-in-ios-macos/
https://citizenlab.ca/2023/09/blastpass-nso-group-iphone-zero-click-zero-day-exploit-captured-in-the-wild/

OpenAI: “Do AI Detectors Work?”
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8313351-how-can-educators-respond-to-students-presenting-ai-generated-content-as-their-own

Mozilla reviews automakers for privacy practices
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/

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Angry Tech News #68: Unpaywalled Pings

AI injected into everything; hilarity ensues! Also, patched vulnerabilities in FortiGate firewalls and Mastodon servers. Plus, a rumor that suprises no-one

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OpenAI enables, disables Browse-With-Bing feature
https://www.techspot.com/news/99297-openai-yanks-bing-integration-chatgpt-after-users-exploit.html
MDN Web adds AI hallucinations to online docs
https://www.techspot.com/news/99285-mozilla-ai-help-infects-web-documentation-gpt-hallucinations.html
https://github.com/mdn/yari/issues/9208
More than 300k Fortinet firewalls still vulnerable to RCE, a month after patch
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/300-000-plus-fortinet-firewalls-vulnerable-to-critical-fortios-rce-bug/
TootRoot and other mastodon vulnerabilities
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-tootroot-bug-lets-attackers-hijack-mastodon-servers
Rumor: Windows 12
https://www.techspot.com/news/99301-windows-12-rumored-arrive-next-fall-floating-taskbar.html