… The tool “collects computer inputs such as mouse movements, click locations and keystrokes, as well as screen content,” according to workers who have been petitioning against it over privacy, security, and personal liberty concerns. …
… Sean Vitka, executive director of Demand Progress, a privacy group that has lobbied Congress to rein in the data trade, tells WIRED that the House passed significant legislation two years ago that would have barred the government from subsidizing the industry, only for a handful of surveillance-min…
… Users can opt out of this kind of tracking by going to Settings Data Controls Marketing Privacy on the ChatGPT site. …
… The download page for XChat claims, “No tracking. Total privacy.” But the information listed below on that same page, under the privacy section, appears to contradict that. …
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… Privacy aside, it may be a hard sell to get people on the platform. …
… Reuters first reported on the petition. “We are all facing the impacts of what happens when worker protections, consent, and safety are ignored to scale at any cost,” protest organizers said in a statement shared with WIRED. “Together we can push back to ensure our rights are protected and our prod… …
… But Moxie knows what he's doing and has a solid track record.” The complexity of developing encryption schemes for AI platforms is a major hurdle, and much of the privacy work so far has focused on accessible open source models or building privacy layers between AI companies and end users. …
… There is no ad-tracking layer, and Chunkr’s listing in Apple’s App Store contains a privacy disclosure that states the developer does not collect any data from the app. …