A Developer Accidentally Found #CSAM in #AI Data. #Google #Banned Him For It

Google suspended a mobile app developer’s accts after he uploaded AI #training data to his #GoogleDrive. Unbeknownst to him, the widely used dataset, which is cited in a number of academic papers & distributed via an #academic file sharing site, contained child #sexualAbuse material. The developer reported the dataset to a child safety org, which eventually resulted in the dataset’s removal

https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/

The #UK government reportedly will “encourage” #Apple and #Google to prevent phones from displaying #nude images except when users verify that they are adults.

The forthcoming push for nudity-blocking systems was reported by the Financial Times today. The report said the UK won’t institute a legal requirement “for now.” But asking companies to block nude images could be the first step toward making it mandatory if the gov doesn’t get what it wants.
#ageverification

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/uk-to-encourage-apple-and-google-to-put-nudity-blocking-systems-on-phones/

@sarahjamielewis the fact that this guy does not have a mastodon account says enough for me...

... But in case he is reading stuff here, I'll give him his bottom line:
- squeeze Google for everything they got (because without #Mozilla, #Google are exposed to market abuse/dominance charges) Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze!
- give us a non-evil browser without any fluff like AI, VPN.
- Make it compatible and fast and for the love of God: DO NOT ADD FEATURES NOBODY WANTS
- that's all you crazy *uck!

The #UK government reportedly will “encourage” #Apple and #Google to prevent phones from displaying #nude images except when users verify that they are adults.

The forthcoming push for nudity-blocking systems was reported by the Financial Times today. The report said the UK won’t institute a legal requirement “for now.” But asking companies to block nude images could be the first step toward making it mandatory if the gov doesn’t get what it wants.
#ageverification

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/uk-to-encourage-apple-and-google-to-put-nudity-blocking-systems-on-phones/

Happy that Google is improving Gemini's synthetic voice, but I wish they'd fix Android's speech-to-text conversion so it doesn't insert all the incorrect grammar — thinking I'm done with a sentence when I'm not and indeed sometimes didn't even pause. https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-audio-model-updates/
#AI #Android #Google #Pixel

A Developer Accidentally Found #CSAM in #AI Data. #Google #Banned Him For It

Google suspended a mobile app developer’s accts after he uploaded AI #training data to his #GoogleDrive. Unbeknownst to him, the widely used dataset, which is cited in a number of academic papers & distributed via an #academic file sharing site, contained child #sexualAbuse material. The developer reported the dataset to a child safety org, which eventually resulted in the dataset’s removal

https://www.404media.co/a-developer-accidentally-found-csam-in-ai-data-google-banned-him-for-it/

Somehow I had missed the November @calyxos status update:
https://calyxos.org/news/2025/11/10/calyxos-progress/

Apparently, they are:

- finalizing the design of a Hardware Security Module (HSM) signing solution

- finalizing the detailed provisioning plan for the signing process

- trying to figure out how to sustainably access and publish OS security patches in the face of #Google's meddling and gradual closing of Android code.

Also, they are hiring:
https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/calyxinstitute

#FuckGoogle #InfoSec #CalyxOS

"If Waymo’s results are indicative of the broader future of autonomous vehicles, we may be on the path to eliminating traffic deaths as a leading cause of mortality in the United States. While many see this as a tech story, I view it as a public health breakthrough."

Aside: When do we get to start writing "lidar" like we do with "sonar" and "radar"?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/opinion/self-driving-cars.html
#SelfDrivingVehicles #Waymo #Google

@stefan

It still doesn't mean ANYONE should trust #Google

Today, Google opted everyone into their AI scraping of emails, etc. Like a lot of folks here, I went in and turned that functionality off. Now inbox categories and possibly junk filtering no longer works. All this stuff worked yesterday and clearly does not require AI scraping. This is literally following the Enshittification Playbook.

Any suggestions for an Android IMAP client so I can get off of Gmail?

#enshittification #Google #Android #Email

Today, Google opted everyone into their AI scraping of emails, etc. Like a lot of folks here, I went in and turned that functionality off. Now inbox categories and possibly junk filtering no longer works. All this stuff worked yesterday and clearly does not require AI scraping. This is literally following the Enshittification Playbook.

Any suggestions for an Android IMAP client so I can get off of Gmail?

#enshittification #Google #Android #Email

FWIW I read this as a not-very-coded warning to governments that they need to get their wallets out. They learned from the banks that as long as they got "too big to fail" they could knowingly inflate this bubble without personal consequences. #AI #Google #USPol #UKPol #TechNews
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy7vrd8k4eo

FWIW I read this as a not-very-coded warning to governments that they need to get their wallets out. They learned from the banks that as long as they got "too big to fail" they could knowingly inflate this bubble without personal consequences. #AI #Google #USPol #UKPol #TechNews
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy7vrd8k4eo

@arstechnica

Brooklyn has a bridge you might be interested in.

#google #secure #surveilance #handcuffs #brooklynBridge

Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.

Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.

Google News is doing its best to break me out of my filter bubble today. Some really creative news article categorization.
#AI #Google

Google News is doing its best to break me out of my filter bubble today. Some really creative news article categorization.
#AI #Google