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Meta executive faces lawsuit for torrenting 20k porn videos from his home (torrentfreak.com)

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Allegedly as part of a scheme to get data for the company to train AI and develop adult VR tech while shielding it from legal liability

“In short, this is a lot for one person to torrent on an average day, particularly one who has a demanding job,” Strike 3 writes. The company believes the pattern makes more sense as AI training data or research.

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[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 3 weeks ago

He doesn't have to be training for Facebook. He can be doing it on the side. Training is training.

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