The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
Plenty of other ideas have also been tacked onto the bill. The current text includes age checks for porn sites and measures against scam ads and nonconsensual sharing of nude …
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Elon Musk’s X to collect ‘biometric information,’ job history
Elon Musk’s X revealed it will begin to collect users’ “biometric information” as part of a new security feature for users willing to fork over $8 per month for the …
How to Use Proton Sentinel to Keep Your Accounts Safe
There’s a constant battle going on between software developers trying to keep their apps and platforms secure, and hackers and malware writers eager to break through those digital defenses. In …
The easy way to find out everything Google knows about you revealed
Ever wonder how Google knows so much about you? Most people know the internet sites that they use are tracking them in some way, and a new report sheds light …
Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy
In December, Apple said that it was killing an effort to design a privacy-preserving iCloud photo-scanning tool for detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the platform. Originally announced in …
How to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media and Mental Health
If you give a kid a smartphone, they’re going to want a social media account. That’s not the start of a storybook. The average age for a kid getting their …
The Internet Is Turning Into a Data Black Box. An ‘Inspectability API’ Could Crack It Open
In today’s digital world, injustice lurks in the shadows of the Facebook post that’s delivered to certain groups of people at the exclusion of others, the hidden algorithm used to …
The Most Popular Digital Abortion Clinics, Ranked by Data Privacy
Low Risk: Users can edit or delete data, Some Risk: Users can edit data, High Risk: Users cannot edit or delete data Third-Party Sharing (Ads and Marketing) Research scientist and …
Google’s New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn’t Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works | WIRED
If you think about all the businesses involved in maintaining the software on your phone, from individual app developers to corporations such as Google, that’s a lot of attack surfaces …
Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check
When the AirTag launched in 2021, Apple’s Bluetooth tracker with ultra-wideband was lauded as a step toward the future of augmented reality and a great way to find everyday objects, …