In one corner of cyberspace, there's a fervent debate about privacy concerns with machine language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot. Meanwhile, in a far more routine corner of our digital lives, the privacy settings of social media and messaging apps go unnoticed. Isn't that ironic? As an academic and observer of this fascinating digital world, I've always believed that security is a perception, shaped by our awareness of threats and risks. Through this article, I aim to shed light on this irony and promote a more nuanced understanding of our online security.
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