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  • How an Identy Check is distributing your Biometric Data

    I just came across “I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here’s What I Actually Handed Over.” and thought it might be worth sharing

    It’s a story of someone just wanting the “verified checkmark” on LinkedIn. Quite legit, right? Just that – afterwards – he started to check which companies his biometric data are now shared with.

    17 companies with Anthropic, OpenAI, and Groqcloud on the list. And just as I wanted to mention “Usually — as a company — you have enterprise contracts that the data must not be used for training purposes”, the next surprise comes up. Because by using the system you consent to exactly that – well okay, not consent but “Legitimate interest”.

    In the end I agree: the checkmark might not be worth the invest.

    Check out the article: https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

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  • SmartTVs going from bad to worse?

    When we bought a new TV a couple of years ago, I was really to use all the Smart features from our SmartTV. But after a while the discomfort has outweighed the features. Recently we had the opportunity to “test” a newer SmartTV in a hotel and I must admit – it hasn’t gotten better! But I was surprised that the rabbit hole was even deeper and darker than I would have expected …

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