Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode
Reddit and Discord's UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding's photo mode Reddit and Discord’s UK age verification can be defeated by Death Stranding’s photo mode You can point your phone camera at Sam to pass age checks. Enforcement of the UK’s new online safety rules started on Friday, forcing a variety of […]
Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
Microsoft's controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers. Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard […]
Proton is launching a privacy-focused AI chatbot
Proton is launching a privacy-focused AI chatbot Proton, the company behind the encrypted email service Proton Mail, has launched an AI assistant aimed at preserving user privacy. The new chatbot, called Lumo, can summarize documents, generate code, write emails, and more, while storing data locally on users’ devices. Proton says it will protect this information […]
Citizen will share crime videos with the NYPD
Citizen will share crime videos with the NYPD Mayor Eric Adams announced over the weekend that New York City will send users real-time public safety alerts based on their specific location through the crime-tracking app Citizen. The city also announced that public safety agencies, like the New York City Police Department, Fire Department, and Emergency […]
Right-wing orgs put pro-Palestinian students on an ICE ‘hit list’
Right-wing orgs put pro-Palestinian students on an ICE 'hit list' Right-wing orgs put pro-Palestinian students on an ICE ‘hit list’ For nearly two years, students at Columbia University have warned that they’re being targeted – and put in serious danger – by right-wing Zionist organizations like Canary Mission and Betar US. Canary Mission’s goal was […]
Hundreds of data brokers might be breaking state laws, say privacy advocates
Hundreds of data brokers might be breaking state laws, say privacy advocates The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a nonprofit privacy rights group have called on several states to investigate why “hundreds” of data brokers haven’t registered with state consumer protection agencies in accordance with local laws. An analysis done in collaboration with Privacy Rights […]
Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade
Trump's protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade Trump’s protest threats raise surveillance alarms around his military parade President Donald Trump’s warning that protesters of Saturday’s US military parade in Washington, DC, will be met with “very heavy force” threatens to chill speech and underscores the need for protesters to take precautions around […]
Moto Tag finally gets precise UWB location tracking
Moto Tag finally gets precise UWB location tracking The Apple AirTag and Moto Tag next to one another. | Image: Motorola Promised way back in June 2024, the Moto Tag location tracker is finally rolling out UWB support via a firmware update. That makes it the first tracker on Google’s Find Hub network to support […]
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students
Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students The Trump administration is trying to strip Harvard of its ability to enroll international students — an effort blocked by a federal judge on Friday, just hours after the university filed a lawsuit claiming Trump was violating its First Amendment rights. On Thursday, the Department of […]
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump's budget Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that House Republicans narrowly passed early Thursday would strip state legislatures of AI oversight and scale back consumer protection and climate initiatives while funding border surveillance, among many other […]