Apparently, 8 Million Users' AI conversation data were sold for Profit by "Privacy" Extensions.
https://www.koi.ai/blog/urban-vpn-browser-extension-ai-conversations-data-collection
Moral of the Story: Don't install an extension from the Chrome Web Store just because it has the "Featured" Badge. Verify if the extension is actually private and secure to use before installing and using it.
#Privacy #BrowserExtension #ChromeWebStore #Chrome_Web_Store #UrbanVPN #AI #AIConversations #DataCollection

»8 Million Users' AI Conversations Sold for Profit by "Privacy" Extensions«

WTF?! Now don't tell me that this surprises you. Why do so many people still naively think to keep their privacy over VPN's for data-hungry big corporations?

🤷 https://www.koi.ai/blog/urban-vpn-browser-extension-ai-conversations-data-collection

#ai #sell #privacy #sellout #profit #fuck_ai #noai #openai #bigtech #vpn #privacy #datacollection #vpnfail #chrome #chromebrowser

8M Users' AI Conversations Sold for Profit by "Privacy" Extensions

https://www.koi.ai/blog/urban-vpn-browser-extension-ai-conversations-data-collection

#HackerNews #AIConversations #PrivacyExtensions #DataCollection #UserPrivacy #DataEthics

There's nothing like a company advertising they spy on you like a year in review

#yearinreview #spying #datacollection

US plans to start checking all tourists' social media #socialmedia #datacollection #email #address #dob #birthplace #fingerprints #biometrics #family #freespeech #uspoli #worldcup youtu.be/xj0JpG3TxC8

US plans to start checking all...

All tourists from all countries would also be required to reveal any email addresses and telephone numbers they have used in the previous 5 years, as well as the names, addresses, birth dates, and birth places of family members, including children. #datacollection #privacy #security #uspoli

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vovinwhtulbsx4mwfw26r5ni/post/3m7nj4524sq25

#Linear #Referencing comes to #ArcGIS Field #Maps https://tinyurl.com/47t2pdkc

#Fieldwork #DataCollection #mobile #GIS #esri #mapping #GISchat #geospatial @esri @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @esritraining @arcgisapps

Three years in the field can take a toll! Our stations in the Galápagos just received a full deep-maintenance checkup. A big thank-you to Sebastian Achilles for traveling to the islands to service, upgrade, and calibrate the equipment. We’re excited to continue collecting high-quality data for the project. #Science #FieldWork #Galapagos #ResearchInfrastructure #DataCollection #LongTermMonitoring #Galapagos #climate

@freezenet they only do so as to tighten their #DataCollection and to have the #Government choke amy small #competiton to death, like the #Fediverse.

• Kinda how @EUCommission killed any competition to #GooglePlay with absurd #tax regulations!

These obnoxious banners are not the fault of #GDPR or other privacy laws

They're the fault of tech companies collecting huge amounts of data and sharing them with their 226 partners.

They could remove these prompts today if they weren't so greedy and cavalier with their customers' data.

#privacy #eu #cookies #datacollection #dataprivacy #enshittification

What's New in #ArcGIS #Survey123 (Nov 2025) https://tinyurl.com/4nprb7jh

#forms #surveys #DataCollection #mobile #GIS #AI #esri #fieldwork #ArcGISApps #GISchat #geospatial @esri @arcgisapps @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @esritraining @urisa

What new fresh hell is this?

"Please click here and tick the box if you DO NOT want to be opted in."

And when you click on the non-visible link:

"[ ] I DO NOT want to be opted in."

#consent #DataCollection

Thierry Badouard, our Head of Energy & Climate Statistics, will be participating this Wednesday in Workshop II on Data Collection for The 9th ASEAN Energy Outlook (AEO9). He will be discussing our extensive experience in #datacollection, aggregation, and standardisation. #energysky

Thirty Years of the U.S. National Land Cover Database - Impacts and Future Direction
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https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.25-00121R2 <-- shared paper
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“Editor's choice article for the October Issue of Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing.”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #opendata #earthobservation #landcover #USA #NLCD #MRLCC #history #datacollection #impervioussurface #classifaction #landform #forestcanopy #fedscience #fedservice #deeplearning #AI #spatialanalysis #change #monitoring #usecase #research #landmanagement #management #policy #planning #support #agriculture #urbanplanning #environment #ecosystems #biodiversity #conservation #water #hydrology #humanhealth #risk #hazard #soils #naturalhazard #spatiotemporal #landchange #forestry #watermanagement #waterquality #publicsafety #groundwater #NCLA #wildfire #stormwater #extremeweather
#USGS #EROS #NASA #USFS

Choosing the right data extraction service helps businesses collect and analyze data efficiently from multiple sources. Discover key factors to ensure reliability, scalability, and security in your data operations.

Read more 👉 https://www.techwebspace.com/how-to-choose-the-right-data-extraction-service-for-your-business-needs/

#dataextraction #webscraping #datacollection #dataprocessing

Scraping Amazon Not Working? Try These Reliable Alternatives

Amazon continues to tighten its data access restrictions, causing traditional scraping methods to fail. Discover why scraping Amazon is no longer reliable and explore powerful, compliant alternatives for e-commerce data collection that ensure accuracy, scalability, and uninterrupted insights.

https://www.tagxdata.com/scraping-amazon-not-working-anymore-try-these-reliable-alternatives

#AmazonScraping #WebScraping #DataCollection

@daedalus
And it sounds like it’s not getting any better… with organisations which overcollect but can’t secure data continuing to do the same… That’s depressing. But as you say, if there are no consequences why bother to improve? 😐
In the meantime, the most secure data is that which is not collected. I know it’s preaching to the converted, but for orgs: if you don’t need it, don’t collect it; or don’t continue to hold it. 😐

#reconnectingConsequencesToCauses #dataBreach #surveillance #dataCollection #dataRetention

In 1 week, @esri webinar: #ArcGIS QuickCapture - Advanced Project Design to #Optimize Field #Data Capture https://tinyurl.com/2dhu7jx4

#mobile #GIS #fieldwork #DataCollection #esri #mapping #maps #ArcGISApps #GISchat #geospatial @esrislgov @arcgisapps @esritraining @urisa

Common Crawl defends archive practices amid deletion claims: Nonprofit Common Crawl issued November 4 statement defending data collection methods, citing technical constraints preventing content deletion. https://ppc.land/common-crawl-defends-archive-practices-amid-deletion-claims/ #CommonCrawl #DataArchive #Nonprofit #DigitalPreservation #DataCollection