Vincent Toubiana
@vtoubiana.bsky.social
Head of LINC (CNIL's Digital Innovation Lab), see our work there : https://linc.cnil.fr
Former CNNum/Arcep/FTC(intern)/Bell-Labs/NYU.
DM Open
Former CNNum/Arcep/FTC(intern)/Bell-Labs/NYU.
DM Open
"After months of litigation, we are no longer under a legal order to retain consumer ChatGPT and APl content indefinitely. Our obligations under the earlier order ended on September 26, 2025."
openai.com/index/respon...
openai.com/index/respon...
How we’re responding to The New York Times’ data demands in order to protect user privacy
OpenAI is fighting a court order at the demands of The New York Times and plaintiffs, which involves retention of consumer ChatGPT and API user data indefinitely. Learn how we’re working to uphold use...
openai.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"After months of litigation, we are no longer under a legal order to retain consumer ChatGPT and APl content indefinitely. Our obligations under the earlier order ended on September 26, 2025."
openai.com/index/respon...
openai.com/index/respon...
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"Every six months, Meta earns $3.5 billion from just the portion of scam ads that 'present higher legal risk,' the [Meta] document says, such as those falsely claiming to represent a consumer brand...That figure almost certainly exceeds 'the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.'”
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Every six months, Meta earns $3.5 billion from just the portion of scam ads that 'present higher legal risk,' the [Meta] document says, such as those falsely claiming to represent a consumer brand...That figure almost certainly exceeds 'the cost of any regulatory settlement involving scam ads.'”
No we have not. Most of us use the great, precise, yet very clear, metric system and know exactly when we must turn right.
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No we have not. Most of us use the great, precise, yet very clear, metric system and know exactly when we must turn right.
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
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I cannot emphasize enough how much the folks at Census are *obsessed* with doing the right thing for both representative data collection and privacy. (I say this as someone who nearly didn’t get to tenure because of all the frictions involved in using restricted-access Census data.)
US census data is carefully anonymized for good reason. Now Republicans want to change that -- and their plan could put the data of every person living in the US at risk.
Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social
Important reporting from @telliotter.bsky.social
The Republican Plan to Reform the Census Could Put Everyone’s Privacy at Risk
A little-known algorithmic process called “differential privacy” helps keep census data anonymous. Conservatives want it gone.
www.wired.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I cannot emphasize enough how much the folks at Census are *obsessed* with doing the right thing for both representative data collection and privacy. (I say this as someone who nearly didn’t get to tenure because of all the frictions involved in using restricted-access Census data.)
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🗨️ "Austrian privacy group noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing U.S.-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database."
More Info:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
More Info:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🗨️ "Austrian privacy group noyb said on Tuesday it has filed a criminal complaint in Austria, accusing U.S.-based Clearview AI of illegally collecting photos and videos of European Union residents to build its facial-recognition database."
More Info:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
More Info:
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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This idea from @esquiring.bsky.social is totally doable but has minimal chance of being embraced by Meta.
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This idea from @esquiring.bsky.social is totally doable but has minimal chance of being embraced by Meta.
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Sur ce sujet, lisez le dernier Cahier Innovation et Prospective de la CNIL, sur les données post mortem et notamment les "deadbots" :
Article : linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
Pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
Article : linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
Pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Sur ce sujet, lisez le dernier Cahier Innovation et Prospective de la CNIL, sur les données post mortem et notamment les "deadbots" :
Article : linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
Pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
Article : linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
Pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
"The watchdog said the option to keep the cheaper plan was only revealed after consumers began the cancellation process, a design it argued breached Australian consumer law by failing to disclose material information and creating a false impression of available choices."
Australia sues Microsoft for allegedly misleading ~2.7M Microsoft 365 users into accepting a price hike for Copilot plans while hiding cheaper non-AI options (Sneha Kumar/Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
"The watchdog said the option to keep the cheaper plan was only revealed after consumers began the cancellation process, a design it argued breached Australian consumer law by failing to disclose material information and creating a false impression of available choices."
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Thanks!
I thought there could be some rationals beyond "collecting more data". There are several things that I find very inconvenient and/or misleading.
First, in many instances the *URLs are not shorter*, so to call that a shortener is misleading.
Second, all shortened URLs look the same... [1/3]
I thought there could be some rationals beyond "collecting more data". There are several things that I find very inconvenient and/or misleading.
First, in many instances the *URLs are not shorter*, so to call that a shortener is misleading.
Second, all shortened URLs look the same... [1/3]
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thanks!
I thought there could be some rationals beyond "collecting more data". There are several things that I find very inconvenient and/or misleading.
First, in many instances the *URLs are not shorter*, so to call that a shortener is misleading.
Second, all shortened URLs look the same... [1/3]
I thought there could be some rationals beyond "collecting more data". There are several things that I find very inconvenient and/or misleading.
First, in many instances the *URLs are not shorter*, so to call that a shortener is misleading.
Second, all shortened URLs look the same... [1/3]
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Brought to you by the company who discontinued its "goo.gl" URL shortener in 2019 and killed it in 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Brought to you by the company who discontinued its "goo.gl" URL shortener in 2019 and killed it in 2025.
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from said monstrosity, just under the share button in the hamburger menu, there is an "Open in Chrome" option, and from there you can share the raw link. extra friction i'm sure <1% of people do, but hey, if you are on a phone you can't reconfigure...
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
from said monstrosity, just under the share button in the hamburger menu, there is an "Open in Chrome" option, and from there you can share the raw link. extra friction i'm sure <1% of people do, but hey, if you are on a phone you can't reconfigure...
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This seems to be happening since June 2025 on specific apps according to 9to5google.com/2025/06/26/g...
and it can be disabled in the Google app support.google.com/websearch/an... For the reason, I'm pretty sure you already know why 😅
and it can be disabled in the Google app support.google.com/websearch/an... For the reason, I'm pretty sure you already know why 😅
New Google app setting disables sharing link shortener on Android
When sharing a URL from the Google app on Android, Search and Discover automatically applies a link shortener. A new Google setting...
9to5google.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This seems to be happening since June 2025 on specific apps according to 9to5google.com/2025/06/26/g...
and it can be disabled in the Google app support.google.com/websearch/an... For the reason, I'm pretty sure you already know why 😅
and it can be disabled in the Google app support.google.com/websearch/an... For the reason, I'm pretty sure you already know why 😅
Why (and since when) does Chrome replace shared URLs by "share.google" URLs?
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Why (and since when) does Chrome replace shared URLs by "share.google" URLs?
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Téléchargez et découvrez le Cahier Innovation et Prospective de la CNIL :
💀"Nos données après nous", une exploration des usages et enjeux des données post mortem, de la mort à l’immortalité numérique
👉 linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
👉 et le pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
💀"Nos données après nous", une exploration des usages et enjeux des données post mortem, de la mort à l’immortalité numérique
👉 linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
👉 et le pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Téléchargez et découvrez le Cahier Innovation et Prospective de la CNIL :
💀"Nos données après nous", une exploration des usages et enjeux des données post mortem, de la mort à l’immortalité numérique
👉 linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
👉 et le pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
💀"Nos données après nous", une exploration des usages et enjeux des données post mortem, de la mort à l’immortalité numérique
👉 linc.cnil.fr/cahier-ip10-...
👉 et le pdf : linc.cnil.fr/sites/defaul...
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today at 3:45pm Dublin time
Looking forward to the fireside chat on #AgenticAI with Dr. Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social (@aial.ie, @tcddublin.bsky.social) & Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social (President, @signal.org) at #ADVANCE2025 tomorrow. Agenda here: www.adaptcentre.ie/news-and-eve...
@researchireland.ie
@researchireland.ie
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
today at 3:45pm Dublin time
"U.S. trade authorities also say that, by protecting consumer data that PIX collects, the Brazilian government is hurting American companies that use such information to make business decisions and develop new products"
How Brazil's Pix digital payment system, adopted by 80%+ of citizens, became a target of the Trump administration, which says it unfairly undercuts US companies (Ana Ionova/New York Times)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
September 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"U.S. trade authorities also say that, by protecting consumer data that PIX collects, the Brazilian government is hurting American companies that use such information to make business decisions and develop new products"
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👉 De la mort à l’immortalité numérique : quelles pratiques ? quels enjeux éthiques ?
👉 Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Ne tardez pas à vous inscrire pour le savoir !
www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
👉 Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Ne tardez pas à vous inscrire pour le savoir !
www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
September 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
👉 De la mort à l’immortalité numérique : quelles pratiques ? quels enjeux éthiques ?
👉 Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Ne tardez pas à vous inscrire pour le savoir !
www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
👉 Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Ne tardez pas à vous inscrire pour le savoir !
www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
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👉De la mort à l’immortalité numérique : quelles pratiques ? quels enjeux éthiques ?
👉Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Le programme de l'événement éthique de la #CNIL est en ligne : www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
👉Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Le programme de l'événement éthique de la #CNIL est en ligne : www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
September 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
👉De la mort à l’immortalité numérique : quelles pratiques ? quels enjeux éthiques ?
👉Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Le programme de l'événement éthique de la #CNIL est en ligne : www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
👉Des données personnelles à la mémoire collective : quels enjeux éthiques pour la conservation du patrimoine numérique ?
Le programme de l'événement éthique de la #CNIL est en ligne : www.cnil.fr/fr/air2025
"Introducing new data controls" => Opting you in to something you never asked and providing a way to opt-put
August 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"Introducing new data controls" => Opting you in to something you never asked and providing a way to opt-put
Une variante de " blueberry "
August 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Une variante de " blueberry "
This article sadly reminded me an XKCD: xkcd.com/937/
July 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This article sadly reminded me an XKCD: xkcd.com/937/
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In light of Columbia's capitulation to the Trump regime's illegal and extortionate demands, I have resolved not to write for Columbia publications, speak at Columbia events, or perform other free labor for a university that has repudated its values.
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
Columbia’s Capitulation
Universities exist to promote the discovery, preservation, and transmission of knowledge. While they can help make to make a society virtuous, prosperous, and free, they do so by pursing their mission...
3d.laboratorium.net
July 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
In light of Columbia's capitulation to the Trump regime's illegal and extortionate demands, I have resolved not to write for Columbia publications, speak at Columbia events, or perform other free labor for a university that has repudated its values.
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
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An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
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do not install any app from Facebook or Meta on any device. Ideally avoid installing ANY social media app. Login through a browser.
I highly doubt Facebook is the only company pulling this shit
www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-...
I highly doubt Facebook is the only company pulling this shit
www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-...
“Localhost tracking” explained. It could cost Meta 32 billion.
You just can't finish off Zuckerberg.
www.zeropartydata.es
June 12, 2025 at 5:20 AM
do not install any app from Facebook or Meta on any device. Ideally avoid installing ANY social media app. Login through a browser.
I highly doubt Facebook is the only company pulling this shit
www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-...
I highly doubt Facebook is the only company pulling this shit
www.zeropartydata.es/p/localhost-...
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Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers arstechnica.com/security/202...
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers
Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.
arstechnica.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers arstechnica.com/security/202...