Could a llama write your next novel? How about in the style of J. K. Rowling or Lee Child? I put a free open source LLM through its paces.
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NZ’s Biggest Data Breach?
You might have thought the biggest privacy breach in New Zealand’s history would rate a little more publicity. After all,[…]
Read moreDodging the Census Spies
Yesterday, I discovered that Google appeared to be tracking each page of NZ’s online 2023 census form. Tomorrow, census day,[…]
Read moreCensus Spies 2023
Once again, Stats NZ is providing a platform for Google to look over the shoulders of every NZer at census time.
Read moreHooked on the internet
The term Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) began as a joke back in 1995 when a New York psychiatrist named Ivan[…]
Read moreThe World Cup of Spying
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ kicks off today, and if you’re attending in person… well, you have my sympathy.[…]
Read moreAustralia under attack
On 22 September, Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company with a user base of more than 10 million people – close[…]
Read moreThe Leaky Forms Dilemma
Trackers are collecting email addresses from login, registration and newsletter subscription forms before users click Submit or give their consent.
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