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  • merde alors@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    64·
    9 months ago

    no, thank you?

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    • PerogiBoi@lemmy.caEnglish
      12·
      9 months ago

      Can someone explain to me like I’m cognitively bankrupt how an AI that keeps a behavioural profile on me based on what I search will help with fraud prevention?

      • catastrophicblues@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        9 months ago

        I think the idea is that behavior that seems abnormal, or a significant departure from your norm might be seen as fraud. I’m not sure what kind of fraud you’d experience in a search engine, but here we are. If I had to make a charitable guess, maybe it’s related to you possibly being logged in somewhere and a fraudster may visit those websites (like shopping websites)? I personally think it’s bullshit with a laughably weak veil of security.

        By the way, I love the term, “cognitively bankrupt” lol, I’m stealing it.