Techlore Surveillance Report Your Comments May Reveal More Than You Think...
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Jun 2, 2025 Discover how YouTube tools analyze comments with AI, raising privacy concerns in the process. A major data breach at LexisNexis exposes sensitive information, while other breaches affect well-known companies like Adidas. The podcast also discusses the implications of a ransomware attack linked to nation-states. Learn about the troubling trend of CBP uploading migrant DNA and the sale of passenger data to ICE. Plus, hear about a new ruling on cookie consent and an eyebrow-raising tale involving crypto kidnappings and smart toothbrush surveillance!
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Comments Reveal Hidden Personal Data
- Public comments can be aggregated and analyzed to infer location, politics, and personal traits using AI.
- Nathan and Henry warn that casual YouTube comments may reveal far more than users intend.
Remove Or Avoid Posting Sensitive Comments
- Remove sensitive past comments proactively using tools like SID or Redact before they are scraped.
- Be mindful of what you post because prevention is easier than removal, Nathan emphasizes.
AI Creates A Scrape-Improve Feedback Loop
- AI increases both incentive and effectiveness of mass scraping by turning noisy text into actionable signals.
- Henry explains this creates a feedback loop where scraped data improves AI, which then enables more scraping.