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Mastodon user seeks ideas for proxy networks and AI data poisoning

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A user on Mastodon is seeking creative ideas for utilizing residential proxy networks. The user is interested in gathering intelligence on the uses of these networks and potentially poisoning training data for AI scrapers that do not have consent. The post invites suggestions from the infosec and noAI communities. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post seeking ideas, not reporting on a specific event or development.

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Mastodon user seeks ideas for proxy networks and AI data poisoning

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ AAKL @ briankrebs I would love to see what creative uses a bunch of these can be put to, in order to gather intelligence on uses of residential proxy networks

    @ AAKL @ briankrebs I would love to see what creative uses a bunch of these can be put to, in order to gather intelligence on uses of residential proxy networks, and in order to poison training data going to non-consensual # AI scrapers. Any other ideas come to mind, # infosec or…

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