X has quietly begun training its Grok AI chat platform using members' public posts without first alerting anyone
https://help.x.com/en/using-x/about-grok
You have two options if you do not wish to allow X to use your posts to train Grok.
The first option is to make your account private
also wee sidenote:
Chrome users will now see warnings alerting them of suspicious files
as for your original question
Dropbox doesn't scan your files for viruses when you upload or download them. This means that an infected file can live indefinitely in Dropbox.
only download from folk you trust and that applies for mostly all cloud storage services
any URL you think might be dodgy try copying it then paste it into VirusTotal
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/url
will check the URL itself - there is also a file upload option for files you wanna check
Android users try URL check app
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/112637034324970454
set it as default browser and any links you click from any app URL check will open a window with VirusTotal module on you can see the report before opening - really good app that turn off "in app Browsers" 4rm apps
@EvilBunny didn't even expand the PIC to read either lol
Yup just like in 2015/16 Russia didn't want Hillary as president that's why they "interfered" in US election so hard - it wasn't necessarily to get Trump in it was to keep Hillary out - this US election expect the same, or worse, interference
Russia wary of U.S. and France election surprises, especially Kamala Harris
Putin knew Hillary woulda been very tough on Russia plus he has a score to settle with her as he blamed her for protests
The ministry of ungentlemanly warfare
Based on real life missions this is a true story - during ww2 British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines
In political science and popular discourse, the horseshoe theory asserts that the extreme left and the extreme right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear political continuum, closely resemble each other, analogous to the way that the opposite ends of a horseshoe are close together
Extremes on either side are like a horseshoe spectrum – they meet at the bottom where the ends almost touch.
@_Hunter lol
there is more to it than they things
ignoring that fact is being dishonest
Intuitive observation of left-wing and right-wing regimes as well as radical political movements of the left and right reveals striking parallels in their styles of political engagement, their reliance upon force, their disdain for democratic ideals and practices and their violations of civil liberties
Over 100 gigabytes of emails, chat logs, and internal documents, including contracts and financial information, documenting the history of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks between 1992 and 2024.
https://ddosecrets.com/article/assangeleaks
FSB employee leak
something ^^^ the guardian and amnesty forgot to mention in their articles
Guardian didn't even link in their article to
https://ddosecrets.com/article/israel-ministry-of-justice
"This is a standard disclaimer that will be added to all datasets in the Cyberwar category, even absent specific suspicions"
with most things be cautious don't just take things at face value
Disclaimer
This dataset was released in the buildup to, in the midst of, or in the aftermath of a cyberwar or hybrid war. Therefore, there is an increased chance of malware, ulterior motives and altered or implanted data, or false flags/fake personas. As a result, we encourage readers, researchers and journalists to take additional care with the data.
Security Lab conducted a forensic analysis to verify some documents used by Forbidden Stories and media partners in their stories.
and Guardian
Documents from the Israel Ministry of Justice released April 2024 by Anonymous For Justice - The dataset contains 800,000 emails in HTML format, over 700,000 image files, 200,000 documents and thousands of spreadsheets and presentations.
new investigation by the Forbidden Stories-led consortium - supported by Amnesty International - has revealed how the Israeli authorities have seized documents in an ongoing WhatsApp lawsuit against the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group.
"Amnesty was not able to cryptographically verify the authenticity of the leaked emails, which had been converted into HTML format and did not include metadata"
🤷♂️
We decided to publish the story because of its public interest
Rightwing Tory MP Suella Braverman’s bid to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader may come to an end before it even begins - Allies have warned that a “Stop Suella” campaign is running among parliamentarians because of the “uncomfortable truths” she spoke about the state of the party
While Braverman’s rightwing rhetoric is popular among members, MPs have claimed she is “too toxic” to win over the wider public.
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Fáilte Abhaile 🏴 “a nod’s as guid as a wink tae a blind horse”
ta be aff yer heid helps