Cybersecurity Industry News Review – March 14, 2023

The U.K. Online Safety Bill triggers a security rebuke from WhatsApp, the Czech Republic concerned about TikTok, an international law enforcement effort shuts down the NetWire RAT infrastructure, while a study suggests workforce malaise towards reporting security incidents. By Joe Fay WhatsApp Would Leave U.K. Rather Than Break Encryption WhatsApp would pull its end-to-end encrypted messaging service in the U.K., rather than submit to any requirement to weaken its privacy stance to comply with the U.K. government’s Online Safety Bill. WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart said that 98 per cent of its users were outside the U.K., and ALL users wanted…

March 14, 2023
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Yes, GPTs Actually Understand

There are many who don’t see what GPTs are doing as actual “understanding”. To them, ChatGPT is interesting—and possibly useful—but it’s ultimately nothing more than a text completion parlor trick, and it should not be confused with real understanding. I think I can convince most good-faith holdouts otherwise in less than 60 seconds. Ready? Go. ⏱️ 60 seconds…

March 14, 2023
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