It could happen here. And it’s cheap enough to happen at a local level.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2023/11/spyware-in-india.html
Spyware in India
Apple has warned leaders of the opposition government in India that their phones are being spied on:
Multiple top leaders of India’s opposition parties and several journalists have received a notification from Apple, saying that “Apple believes you are being targeted by state-sponsored attackers who are trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID ….”
AccessNow puts this in context:
For India to uphold fundamental rights, authorities must initiate an immediate independent inquiry, implement a ban on the use of rights-abusing commercial spyware, and make a commitment to reform the country’s surveillance laws. These latest warnings build on repeated instances of cyber intrusion and spyware usage, and highlights the surveillance impunity in India that continues to flourish despite the public outcry triggered by the 2019 Pegasus Project revelations.
We can, therefore we must. I can see this spreading to every high school in America.
AI-generated nude images of girls at NJ high school trigger police probe: ‘I am terrified’
AI-generated pornographic images of female students at a New Jersey high school were circulated by male classmates, sparking parent uproar and a police investigation, according a report.
Students at Westfield High School — located in Westfield, a town about 25 miles west of Manhattan where the average household income is $259,377, according to Forbes — told the Wall Street Journal that one or more classmates used an online AI-backed tool to create the racy images and then shared them with peers.
… Also on Oct. 20, Westfield High School Principal Mary Asfendis confirmed the incident to the parents of each of the school’s roughly 1,900 students after girls reported the photos to school administrators.
Asfendis also said in the email obtained by the Journal that she believed the images had been deleted and were no longer being circulated. [Unlikely Bob]
On second thought...
https://www.insideprivacy.com/privacy-data-security/california-amends-data-broker-law/
California Amends Data Broker Law
On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 362, the Delete Act (the “Act”), into law. The new law represents a substantive overhaul of California’s existing data broker statute, which requires data brokers to register with the California Attorney General annually. The passage of the Act follows a renewed interest in data broker activity nationwide, including a request for comments from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the introduction of similar legislation at the federal level. Below, we outline a number of key provisions:
AI as law clerk?
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/01/ai-is-making-its-way-into-the-courtroom-and-legal-process.html
AI is making its way into the courtroom and legal process
Is the U.S. headed towards an AI-driven “smart court,” as the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls China’s frequent use of automated, digitized court proceedings? Not quite, experts say. However, these predictions aren’t entirely off the mark.
“AI is really reaching all aspects of the law,” said Wayne Cohen, managing partner at Cohen & Cohen and a law professor at the George Washington University School of Law.
… Cohen said AI plays a role in most of the research, writing and jury exhibit creation that goes into trial preparation, as well as office administration, trial summaries and translations.
… From the bench, judges can generate searchable PDF transcriptions from audio recordings and make informed judgments that day. And with AI’s ability to flag contradictions, it can bolster or hinder the credibility of the prosecution or defense. When judges make rulings, “they can do it with a lot of accuracy, and it’s supported by the evidence that they heard in their courtroom,” said Jackie Schafer, a former assistant attorney general for the state of Washington.
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