Vincent Toubiana
@vtoubiana.bsky.social
Head of LINC (CNIL's Digital Innovation Lab), see our work there : https://linc.cnil.fr
Former CNNum/Arcep/FTC(intern)/Bell-Labs/NYU.
DM Open
Former CNNum/Arcep/FTC(intern)/Bell-Labs/NYU.
DM Open
Looks like Waymo cars are trying to drive more like humans drivers. Not sure it's a good thing
techmeme.com
techmeme.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Looks like Waymo cars are trying to drive more like humans drivers. Not sure it's a good thing
techmeme.com
techmeme.com
No we have not. Most of us use the great, precise, yet very clear, metric system and know exactly when we must turn right.
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
No we have not. Most of us use the great, precise, yet very clear, metric system and know exactly when we must turn right.
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
Only the US, Liberia and Myanmar use the "Imperial system" and rely on traffic lights and restaurants to know where they should turn😏
blog.google/products/map...
Why (and since when) does Chrome replace shared URLs by "share.google" URLs?
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Why (and since when) does Chrome replace shared URLs by "share.google" URLs?
Une variante de " blueberry "
August 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Une variante de " blueberry "
This article sadly reminded me an XKCD: xkcd.com/937/
July 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This article sadly reminded me an XKCD: xkcd.com/937/
Looks like on Android 16, you can no longer get directions without enabling "location accuracy" (i.e. sharing your location with Google so that they can improve the location service)
May 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Looks like on Android 16, you can no longer get directions without enabling "location accuracy" (i.e. sharing your location with Google so that they can improve the location service)
Sur Android 16 (beta), chez Free, il y a bien l'option mais dans l'autre sens
May 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Sur Android 16 (beta), chez Free, il y a bien l'option mais dans l'autre sens
Harnessing Quantum Computing for Certified Randomness
"We are guaranteed randomness even if the quantum computer was acting maliciously [...]. The randomness our protocol generates [...]does not require trusting any external entity."
I guess Dilbert was wrong then
www.jpmorgan.com/technology/t...
"We are guaranteed randomness even if the quantum computer was acting maliciously [...]. The randomness our protocol generates [...]does not require trusting any external entity."
I guess Dilbert was wrong then
www.jpmorgan.com/technology/t...
March 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Harnessing Quantum Computing for Certified Randomness
"We are guaranteed randomness even if the quantum computer was acting maliciously [...]. The randomness our protocol generates [...]does not require trusting any external entity."
I guess Dilbert was wrong then
www.jpmorgan.com/technology/t...
"We are guaranteed randomness even if the quantum computer was acting maliciously [...]. The randomness our protocol generates [...]does not require trusting any external entity."
I guess Dilbert was wrong then
www.jpmorgan.com/technology/t...
⏰The call for papers for the #CNIL #PrivacyResearchDay will be closed in 7️⃣ days!
📄More details: www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
🖊️Submit papers: demarche.services.cnil.fr/linc/call-fo...
Many topics of interest, including 3 "explorary":
🧠Neurotechnologies
😨Victims data breach
📲 Is my phone listening?
📄More details: www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
🖊️Submit papers: demarche.services.cnil.fr/linc/call-fo...
Many topics of interest, including 3 "explorary":
🧠Neurotechnologies
😨Victims data breach
📲 Is my phone listening?
March 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
⏰The call for papers for the #CNIL #PrivacyResearchDay will be closed in 7️⃣ days!
📄More details: www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
🖊️Submit papers: demarche.services.cnil.fr/linc/call-fo...
Many topics of interest, including 3 "explorary":
🧠Neurotechnologies
😨Victims data breach
📲 Is my phone listening?
📄More details: www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
🖊️Submit papers: demarche.services.cnil.fr/linc/call-fo...
Many topics of interest, including 3 "explorary":
🧠Neurotechnologies
😨Victims data breach
📲 Is my phone listening?
⏰Last day to submit papers for the 9th CNIL-Inria #Privacy award. ( until 23:59 CET)
ℹ️ You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️ Papers can be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
ℹ️ You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️ Papers can be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
February 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
⏰Last day to submit papers for the 9th CNIL-Inria #Privacy award. ( until 23:59 CET)
ℹ️ You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️ Papers can be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
ℹ️ You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️ Papers can be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
📢 The call for papers for the 4th #CNIL #PrivacyResearchDay is open until March 31st!
📆 This year the event will take place on July 1st, still at CNIL, in Paris
Do not hesitate to submit research work related to #Privacy and #DataProtection
ℹ️ Learn more : www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
📆 This year the event will take place on July 1st, still at CNIL, in Paris
Do not hesitate to submit research work related to #Privacy and #DataProtection
ℹ️ Learn more : www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
February 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
📢 The call for papers for the 4th #CNIL #PrivacyResearchDay is open until March 31st!
📆 This year the event will take place on July 1st, still at CNIL, in Paris
Do not hesitate to submit research work related to #Privacy and #DataProtection
ℹ️ Learn more : www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
📆 This year the event will take place on July 1st, still at CNIL, in Paris
Do not hesitate to submit research work related to #Privacy and #DataProtection
ℹ️ Learn more : www.cnil.fr/en/call-for-...
⏰The call for submissions to the 9th #CNIL - #Inria
#Privacy award is extended until next Friday (Friday 21, 23:59 CET)
ℹ️You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️Papers must be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
#Privacy award is extended until next Friday (Friday 21, 23:59 CET)
ℹ️You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️Papers must be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
February 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
⏰The call for submissions to the 9th #CNIL - #Inria
#Privacy award is extended until next Friday (Friday 21, 23:59 CET)
ℹ️You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️Papers must be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
#Privacy award is extended until next Friday (Friday 21, 23:59 CET)
ℹ️You can find further information and the rules here: www.cnil.fr/en/launch-9t...
🖊️Papers must be submitted on Easychair: easychair.org/conferences/...
Gemini also identifies weaknesses and missing elements in the previous "principles"
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Gemini also identifies weaknesses and missing elements in the previous "principles"
I would also have added that these new principles are more vague on what is perceived as "unfair bias".
Old version New version
Old version New version
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I would also have added that these new principles are more vague on what is perceived as "unfair bias".
Old version New version
Old version New version
Gemini does actually quite a good job analyzing what is missing in the new Google "AI Principles"
Old version: blog.google/technology/a...
New version: ai.google/responsibili...
Old version: blog.google/technology/a...
New version: ai.google/responsibili...
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Gemini does actually quite a good job analyzing what is missing in the new Google "AI Principles"
Old version: blog.google/technology/a...
New version: ai.google/responsibili...
Old version: blog.google/technology/a...
New version: ai.google/responsibili...
Things were a bit confusing with Android Core not appearing in the Privacy Dashboard because it is running "on-device" but how is it working now with "Enhanced now playing"?
If Google receives a "digital audio fingerprint" shouldn't that be visible somehow? (Maybe it is?)
If Google receives a "digital audio fingerprint" shouldn't that be visible somehow? (Maybe it is?)
January 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Things were a bit confusing with Android Core not appearing in the Privacy Dashboard because it is running "on-device" but how is it working now with "Enhanced now playing"?
If Google receives a "digital audio fingerprint" shouldn't that be visible somehow? (Maybe it is?)
If Google receives a "digital audio fingerprint" shouldn't that be visible somehow? (Maybe it is?)
Google Photos keeps asking me to backup my pictures on Google Cloud...
It takes two clicks to not "backup" and they ask almost every week (vs 1 to just accept). If I wanted to backup my pictures on Google Cloud I would have done it by now...
It takes two clicks to not "backup" and they ask almost every week (vs 1 to just accept). If I wanted to backup my pictures on Google Cloud I would have done it by now...
November 26, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Google Photos keeps asking me to backup my pictures on Google Cloud...
It takes two clicks to not "backup" and they ask almost every week (vs 1 to just accept). If I wanted to backup my pictures on Google Cloud I would have done it by now...
It takes two clicks to not "backup" and they ask almost every week (vs 1 to just accept). If I wanted to backup my pictures on Google Cloud I would have done it by now...
Heureux de pouvoir partager la Cartographie des Entrepôts des Données de Santé publiée par le LINC (#CNIL).
Congrats à @martinibieri.bsky.social qui a porté ce beau projet et à toute l'équipe qui l'a développé !
Linc : linc.cnil.fr/un-nouvel-ed...
CNIL : cnil.fr/fr/explorez-...
Congrats à @martinibieri.bsky.social qui a porté ce beau projet et à toute l'équipe qui l'a développé !
Linc : linc.cnil.fr/un-nouvel-ed...
CNIL : cnil.fr/fr/explorez-...
November 21, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Heureux de pouvoir partager la Cartographie des Entrepôts des Données de Santé publiée par le LINC (#CNIL).
Congrats à @martinibieri.bsky.social qui a porté ce beau projet et à toute l'équipe qui l'a développé !
Linc : linc.cnil.fr/un-nouvel-ed...
CNIL : cnil.fr/fr/explorez-...
Congrats à @martinibieri.bsky.social qui a porté ce beau projet et à toute l'équipe qui l'a développé !
Linc : linc.cnil.fr/un-nouvel-ed...
CNIL : cnil.fr/fr/explorez-...
Is the "Blue Monday" really the most depressing day? I guess next year it could be
November 20, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Is the "Blue Monday" really the most depressing day? I guess next year it could be
If you're texting people who use Google Messages, the content of your messages may be "ephemerally process[ed]" to "detect and prevent spam, and [..] improve AI models for spam detection."... Unless YOU use Google Messages as well
support.google.com/messages/ans...
support.google.com/messages/ans...
September 3, 2024 at 6:55 PM
If you're texting people who use Google Messages, the content of your messages may be "ephemerally process[ed]" to "detect and prevent spam, and [..] improve AI models for spam detection."... Unless YOU use Google Messages as well
support.google.com/messages/ans...
support.google.com/messages/ans...
Triste d'apprendre le décès d'Akira Toriyama : www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...
Son univers et ses personnages, Dragon ball surtout mais pas que, ont animé mon enfance, mon adolescence et m'ont inspiré ma meilleure idée (même si je n'étais pas le premier): www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-...
Son univers et ses personnages, Dragon ball surtout mais pas que, ont animé mon enfance, mon adolescence et m'ont inspiré ma meilleure idée (même si je n'étais pas le premier): www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-...
March 8, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Triste d'apprendre le décès d'Akira Toriyama : www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...
Son univers et ses personnages, Dragon ball surtout mais pas que, ont animé mon enfance, mon adolescence et m'ont inspiré ma meilleure idée (même si je n'étais pas le premier): www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-...
Son univers et ses personnages, Dragon ball surtout mais pas que, ont animé mon enfance, mon adolescence et m'ont inspiré ma meilleure idée (même si je n'étais pas le premier): www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-...
⏰The call for papers for the next #PrivacyResearchDay will close in 9⃣ days!
During this event, hosted by the CNIL, international researchers will present work on #Privacy.
Also a save the date: June 4, 2024 in Paris and online
To get more details and submit papers: www.cnil.fr/en/pluri-dis...
During this event, hosted by the CNIL, international researchers will present work on #Privacy.
Also a save the date: June 4, 2024 in Paris and online
To get more details and submit papers: www.cnil.fr/en/pluri-dis...
February 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
⏰The call for papers for the next #PrivacyResearchDay will close in 9⃣ days!
During this event, hosted by the CNIL, international researchers will present work on #Privacy.
Also a save the date: June 4, 2024 in Paris and online
To get more details and submit papers: www.cnil.fr/en/pluri-dis...
During this event, hosted by the CNIL, international researchers will present work on #Privacy.
Also a save the date: June 4, 2024 in Paris and online
To get more details and submit papers: www.cnil.fr/en/pluri-dis...
#CNIL and its innovation lab (called #LINC) are raising awareness about #OSINT with a challenge. You can find these info about the author of this video: files.mastodon.online/media_attach...
- name
- profiles on Insta & X
- work & home addresses
...
Walk-through (French) linc.cnil.fr/le-renseigne...
- name
- profiles on Insta & X
- work & home addresses
...
Walk-through (French) linc.cnil.fr/le-renseigne...
February 12, 2024 at 8:00 PM
#CNIL and its innovation lab (called #LINC) are raising awareness about #OSINT with a challenge. You can find these info about the author of this video: files.mastodon.online/media_attach...
- name
- profiles on Insta & X
- work & home addresses
...
Walk-through (French) linc.cnil.fr/le-renseigne...
- name
- profiles on Insta & X
- work & home addresses
...
Walk-through (French) linc.cnil.fr/le-renseigne...
List of countries where #Gemini Advanced is available: support.google.com/gemini/answe...
February 8, 2024 at 10:22 PM
List of countries where #Gemini Advanced is available: support.google.com/gemini/answe...
Every year, #CNIL defines priority topics to focus its inspections on. On average, these topics account for 30% of the inspections.
In 2024, these topics are :
- Olympic Games
- Data collected from/about minors
- Loyalty cards & e-receipts
- Right of access
More info : www.cnil.fr/en/cnil-inve...
In 2024, these topics are :
- Olympic Games
- Data collected from/about minors
- Loyalty cards & e-receipts
- Right of access
More info : www.cnil.fr/en/cnil-inve...
February 8, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Every year, #CNIL defines priority topics to focus its inspections on. On average, these topics account for 30% of the inspections.
In 2024, these topics are :
- Olympic Games
- Data collected from/about minors
- Loyalty cards & e-receipts
- Right of access
More info : www.cnil.fr/en/cnil-inve...
In 2024, these topics are :
- Olympic Games
- Data collected from/about minors
- Loyalty cards & e-receipts
- Right of access
More info : www.cnil.fr/en/cnil-inve...