​EP 228 The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for The Week Ending February 4th 2025: From DeepSeek to Despair

First, for some, it looks like WhatsApp chats weren’t just end-to-end encrypted—they also came with a side of espionage.
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Then... your heart monitor might be more interested in Beijing than in your beats per minute.
deepseek AI Blocked in Italy & Taiwan, Welcomed in India – "Two countries said ‘no way,’ one said ‘namaste’—deepseek’s global tour has some mixed reviews."
And what happens when your AI chatbot leaks more secrets than a reality TV star’s DMs.
Senator Hawley’s AI Ban Proposal – take us from deepseek to Despair.
Then it turns out Amazon may know more about your whereabouts than your mom does when you ignore her calls."
Devs., the US is blocking open-source contributions from sanctioned individuals and countries.  That's a lot to keep track of when you are donating your time. 
Cloudflare enables content credentials – "Finally, a way to prove your photo was taken by you, and not a random AI with too much free time."
If life sometimes seems like a casino, where there ae too many ways to lose a lot of money fast, we have a spirited response.  Let's go get the detail. 

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