Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy

Chris Stokel-Walker / fastcompany - Want to use Discord from next month? You’ll have to hand over a photo of your ID or a scan of your face to verify you’re of age. It’s part of a new process introduced by the chat app aimed at ensuring no one underage is using the platform. All new and exi…

22 days / ycombinator

22 days / reddit / /u/_fastcompany

Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification

22 days / ycombinator

Stoat wins traction as users look beyond Discord

22 days / techspot

Discord is asking for your ID. The backlash is about more than privacy

22 days / fastcompany / Chris Stokel-Walker

Discord launches global teen safety settings with age verification

25 days / tbreak / Mufaddal Fakhruddin

iOS 26.3 Arrives with Android Switching, Cellular Privacy, and More

Jesse Hollington / idropnews - Apple releases iOS 26.3 with a new Transfer to Android tool, offline lyrics for Apple Music, and a breakthrough "Limit Precise Location" privacy setting.Read More...

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #apple #android #iphone #ios #security #patching #updates #operatingsystems

Apple releases iOS 26.3: New wallpapers, Transfer to Android

22 days / mashable

Apple Releases iOS 26.3 Update to Address Security Vulnerabilities - India News Network

22 days / indianewsnetwork

iOS 26.3 Arrives with Android Switching, Cellular Privacy, and More

22 days / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple's iOS 26.3 Security Update Addresses A Huge iPhone Exploit

22 days / bgr

Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware

22 days / ycombinator

Apple patches decade-old iOS zero-day, possibly exploited by commercial spyware

22 days / theregister / Connor Jones

Apple calls for urgent update of iPhones: iOS 26.3 update fixes critical security flaws - Gulf News

22 days / gulfnews

Apple ships emergency updates across iOS, macOS, visionOS, after exploitation - Cryptopolitan

22 days / cryptopolitan

Apple's Siri Stumbles Again: Inside the Technical Snags Threatening Cupertino's AI Ambitions - WebProNews

22 days / webpronews

6 Things You Must Do First After Installing iOS 26.3 on Your iPhone - Geeky Gadgets

23 days / geeky-gadgets

iOS 26.3 launches: Android transfer gets easier, location privacy improves

23 days / tbreak / Abbas Jaffar Ali

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

Joseph Cox / 404media - 404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos.

#ai #dataprivacy #techpolicy #computervision #government #privacy #police #law #digitalprivacy

Hidden license plate readers in California are feeding a federal surveillance system

22 days / techspot

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

22 days / reddit / /u/esporx

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

22 days / reddit / /u/EricFromOuterSpace

Cops Are Buying ‘GeoSpy’, an AI That Geolocates Photos in Seconds

22 days / 404media / Joseph Cox

Built a geolocation tool that can find coordinates of any image within 3 minutes (Waitlist)

22 days / reddit / /u/Open_Budget6556

U.S. TikTok Introduces 'Local Feed' to Surface Nearby Events and Content

Juli Clover / macrumors - The U.S. version of TikTok is being updated with a new community-focused "Local Feed," according to a blog post shared by the TikTok USDS Joint Venture.The Local Feed is designed to let TikTok users "discover and connect with content, businesses, and serv…

#dataprivacy #digitalmarketing #us #apps #tiktok #bytedance #community #algorithm

The new TikTok tab that helps you find hidden gems in your city

22 days / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

U.S. TikTok Introduces 'Local Feed' to Surface Nearby Events and Content

23 days / macrumors / Juli Clover

TikTok US launches a local feed that leverages a user's exact location

23 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

TikTok launches Local Feeds in the US

23 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday that investigators recovered footage from Savannah Guthrie's mother's doorbell camera using "residual data located in backend systems." This claim has many home security camera users asking an uncomfortable question:…

#cybersecurity #iot #dataprivacy #government #bitcoin #cybercrime #camera #law #digitalprivacy #crypto

Investigators wrangled video from Nancy Guthrie’s Google Nest camera out of ‘backend systems’

23 days / reddit / /u/cosmoplast14

Bitcoin Transfer, New Ransom Demand Surface in Nancy Guthrie Abduction Case: Reports

23 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case

23 days / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

How Did the FBI Get Nancy Guthrie's Nest Doorbell Footage?

23 days / ycombinator

Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage

23 days / theverge / Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

FBI recovery of 'residual data' in Guthrie case raises privacy concerns on doorbell cameras | 9news.com

24 days / reddit / /u/twotimefind

Google's Personal Data Removal Tool Now Covers Government IDs

msmash / slashdot - Google on Tuesday expanded its "Results about you" tool to let users request the removal of Search results containing government-issued ID numbers -- including driver's licenses, passports and Social Security numbers -- adding to the tool's existing abili…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #google #government #internet #contentmoderation #digitalid #digitalprivacy

Would you give Google your government ID information to the Results about you feature? Good question @glenngabe.bsky.social www.seroundtable.com/google-resul... #google

23 days / bsky / @rustybrick.com / rustybrick.com

Would You Give Google Your ID Numbers To Remove Results About You

23 days / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google Now Lets Users Remove Explicit Images and Other Personal Info From Search Results

24 days / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Google now helps you wipe your sensitive personal data and photos from Search

24 days / digitaltrends

Google Now Lets Users Remove Explicit Images and Other Personal Info From Search Results

24 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Google's Personal Data Removal Tool Now Covers Government IDs

24 days / slashdot / msmash

Google’s ‘Results About You’ Tool Can Now Help Users Protect Their ID Numbers

24 days / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google expands tools to let users remove sensitive data about themselves from Search

24 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet

Emma Roth / theverge - Discord is about to force some of the people who use its messaging app to make a choice: Use the platform with restricted features, or prove their age. It's a move that platforms have been slowly approaching, but Discord's teen-by-default rollout is a str…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #internet #apps #community #contentmoderation #digitalid #digitalprivacy #regulation

Global rollout insights, technical details, and protective safety measures (11)
Spotlighting security breaches and privacy risks in age verification (2)
User anger and migration as policy controversy sparks debate (6)

Global rollout insights, technical details, and protective safety measures

Discord Tries To Walk Back Age Verification Panic, Says Most Users Won't Need Face Scans

24 days / slashdot / msmash

Discord Downplays Timing, Impact of Its New Age-Verification Policy

24 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Discord says ‘vast majority’ of users won’t see its new age verification setup

24 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Big Tech's Super Bowl Ads, Discord Age Verification and Waymo's Remote Operators | Tech Today video

24 days / cnet / Owen Poole

Discord is bringing age verification to unlock adult content and age-gated spaces

24 days / theshortcut / Reece Bithrey

Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet

24 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Why Discord is moving to block minors from adult content - Latest news from Azerbaijan

24 days / news.com.au

New Discord users must verify age for adult content access

25 days / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Discord 2026 Safety Update Adds Powerful New Teen Protections - Techgenyz

25 days / techgenyz

Discord rolls out age-verification safety settings globally - Cryptopolitan

25 days / cryptopolitan

Discord's Global Age Verification for Full Feature Access Will Roll Out in March; Company to Create Teen ... - Gadgets 360

25 days / gadgets360

Spotlighting security breaches and privacy risks in age verification

Discord users teen by default unless they verify age

25 days / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown - thehindu.com

25 days / thehindu

User anger and migration as policy controversy sparks debate

Discord's age-check crackdown is already pushing users elsewhere

23 days / techspot

Discord Follows Up With Response to Age Verification Backlash, Maintains ID Check

23 days / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Discord Goes Into Damage Control Mode Over New Age Verification Requirements, Promising There’s Nothing To See Here For ‘Vast Majority’ Of Users

24 days / reddit / /u/vriska1

Discord age verification not a requirement for every user, but still bad

24 days / appleinsider

"Discord alternatives" searches jump 10,000% overnight as the gaming platform introduces global age verification — Is a total collapse imminent?

24 days / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

'What a great way to kill your community': Discord users are furious about its new age verification checks — and are now hunting for alternatives

24 days / reddit / /u/gdelacalle

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Discord announced on Monday that it's rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users' accounts to a "teen-appropriate" experience unless they demonstrate that they're adults. Users who a…

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #internet #apps #community #contentmoderation #digitalid #safety #digitalprivacy

Child safety and teen safeguards (2)
Global rollout & verification news (13)
Privacy concerns and user backlash (7)
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Child safety and teen safeguards

Discord adopts facial recognition in child safety crackdown

25 days / techxplore

Discord will soon require age verification to access adult content

25 days / engadget / Will Shanklin

Global rollout & verification news

Discord Will Now Use AI and Selfies to Prove Your Age: Hits Canada Soon

25 days / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Discord's upcoming safety update makes age verification hard to avoid

25 days / appleinsider

Discord Will Now Treat Everyone Like a Teen Unless They Prove They’re an Adult

25 days / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Discord Plans to Treat All Users as Teens Until They Verify Their Age

25 days / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Discord defaults to teen experience for all users

25 days / mashable

Want full Discord perks? Prepare to prove you’re an adult

25 days / digitaltrends

Discord to start requiring face scan or ID to access adult content

25 days / bbc

Discord will gate full access behind ID or face verification starting next month

25 days / techspot

Discord Will Require a Face Scan or ID for Full Access Next Month

25 days / slashdot / msmash

Discord to roll out age verification globally

25 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

25 days / ycombinator

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month / Beginning in March, all accounts will have a “teen-appropriate experience by default.”

25 days / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month

25 days / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Privacy concerns and user backlash

Discord Announces Global Age Verification Program Coming Early March 2026

25 days / techpowerup

Discord to start assuming all users are underage unless they prove otherwise

25 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Discord to start assuming all users are underage unless they prove otherwise

25 days / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

25 days / reddit / /u/Accurate_Cry_8937

Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs

25 days / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Discord Is Threatening To Restrict Your Account Unless You Provide ID And Facial Scans

25 days / bgr

Discord's Going To Censor Your Account Unless You Provide ID Or Face Scan

25 days / slashgear

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25 days / bsky / @techpowerup.com / techpowerup.com

Discord Will Require a Face Scan or ID for Full Access Next Month https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/02/09/161215/discord-will-require-a-face-scan-or-id-for-full-access-next-month?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

25 days / bsky / @slashdot.org / slashdot.org

Lyft debuts teen accounts more than two years after Uber

cnbc - CEO David Risher also addressed the company's autonomous vehicle strategy amid rising competition from Waymo, Uber and Tesla.

#dataprivacy #mobile #business #apps #travel #technology #automotive #safety

Lyft opens its ride-hailing app to teens

25 days / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

Lyft launches Lyft Teen for riders 13-17 years old

25 days / mashable

Lyft rolls out teen accounts with enhanced safety protections

25 days / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Lyft debuts teen accounts more than two years after Uber

25 days / cnbc

Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users

ycombinator - Comments

#dataprivacy #techpolicy #government #DHS #internet #security #reddit #privacy #law #digitalprivacy

Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users

26 days / reddit / /u/CantStopPoppin

Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users

27 days / ycombinator

Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users

27 days / reddit / /u/space_cheese1

Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data

Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman / wired - Plus: Apple’s Lockdown mode keeps the FBI out of a reporter’s phone, Elon Musk’s Starlink cuts off Russian forces, and more.

#ai #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #techpolicy #social #aiethics #security #privacy #contentmoderation #digitalprivacy

Moltbook: AI bots use social network to create religions, but are some really humans in disguise?

26 days / techxplore

Moltbook was peak AI theater

27 days / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Is this the future? RentAHuman.ai

27 days / reddit / /u/mycall

Moltbook, Reddit, and The Great AI-Bot Uprising That Wasn't

27 days / slashdot / EditorDavid

OpenClaw and Moltbook: A DIY AI agent and social media for bots

27 days / techxplore

A new social media platform creates buzz – but it's just for AI bots

27 days / npr / John Ruwitch

Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum

27 days / techxplore

Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data

27 days / wired / Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman

Moltbook, the viral AI sensation, isnt exactly Skynet. So what is it?

27 days / mashable

Moltbook Could Have Been Better

28 days / reddit / /u/Suchitra_idumina

ExpressVPN launches new free tools for users: VPN for email, secure AI, privacy tools

mashable - ExpressVPN is rolling out a suite of new and reworked digital security tools: ExpressAI, ExpressMailGuard, ExpressKeys, and Identity Defender.

#ai #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #genai #apps #technology #encryption #digitalprivacy

ExpressVPN launches new free tools for users: VPN for email, secure AI, privacy tools

29 days / mashable

ExpressVPN launches four new standalone apps

29 days / engadget / Sam Chapman

ExpressVPN’s New Privacy-Focused AI and Email Protection Features Could Be Game-Changers

29 days / cnet / Attila Tomaschek

Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025, but wasn't discovered until early February.

#cybersecurity #saas #dataprivacy #infosec #business #internet #cybercrime #media #technology #digitalprivacy

Substack reveals details of historic security breach that exposed user data

29 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Substack Suffers Data Breach, Users’ Emails And Phone Numbers Compromised

29 days / medianama / Chaitanya Kohli

Substack Confirms Breach Exposed 700K User Emails and Phone Numbers

29 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Substack says intruder lifted emails, phone numbers in months-old breach

29 days / theregister / Carly Page

Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025.

29 days / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Substack CEO informs users of a data breach

29 days / engadget / Matt Tate

Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers

29 days / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Newsletter platform Substack notifies users of data breach

29 days / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Substack data breach exposed users’ emails and phone numbers

29 days / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Moltbook, the viral social network for AI agents, has a major security problem

Chris Stokel-Walker / fastcompany - The rise of OpenClaw, a proactive agentic AI controlled through interfaces more familiar to the average user than tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code, which enthralled early adopters over the holiday period, has been one of the most seismic shifts in the A…

#ai #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #social #aiethics #genai #security #hack #api #openclaw

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Emerging AI agent communities (3)
Moltbook security failures (4)
OpenClaw: risks and buzz (5)
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Veremark Raises $26M to Stop AI Fakes in Global Hiring

Ekemini / ventureburn - Veremark, a workplace trust company based in London, has raised $26 million in Series B funding. Veremark will use the funding to bolster tools that combat AI-detected false candidate informationThe post Veremark Raises $26M to Stop AI Fakes in Global Hir…

#ai #vc #cybersecurity #dataprivacy #business #uk #deeptech #jobs #scam #digitalid

London-Based Veremark Raises €22 Million Funding In Series B Round

4 wks / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Veremark Raises $26M in Series B Funding

4 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

Veremark Raises $26M to Stop AI Fakes in Global Hiring

4 wks / ventureburn / Ekemini

$26M funding round backs Veremark’s international expansion and service rollout

4 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

London-based Veremark secures €22 million to expand AI-driven background screening tools

4 wks / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

enclaive closes €4.1M round focused on multi-cloud confidential computing

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - enclaive, a German cybersecurity company specialising inconfidential computing, has raised €4.1 million in seed funding, with the roundco-led by Join Capital and the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and s...

#startups #cybersecurity #cloud #dataprivacy #enterprise #cloudsec #business #europe #encryption

enclaive closes €4.1M round focused on multi-cloud confidential computing

4 wks / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

enclaive Raises €4.1M in Seed Funding

4 wks / finsmes / FinSMEs

Join Capital, APEX lead €4.1M into Berlin confidential compute startup enclaive

4 wks / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox

Laurent Giret / thurrott - The new option to block all AI features in Firefox is coming soon to Nightly builds, and it will become available for all users on February 24 with the release of Firefox 148.The post Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox ap…

#ai #opensource #dataprivacy #browsers #genai #ux #technology #updates #digitalprivacy

Firefox 148 rollout details (7)
User empowerment with AI toggles (11)
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Firefox 148 rollout details

New Mozilla Firefox version to allow AI features to be blocked

4 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Firefox 148 introduces granular controls for generative AI features

4 wks / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Mozilla is keeping its promise and letting Firefox users disable all AI features

4 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Firefox 148 ready with new settings for AI controls

4 wks / reddit / /u/Fcking_Chuck

Firefox will soon offer a way to block all of its generative AI features

4 wks / engadget / Kris Holt

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off (starting Feb 24)

4 wks / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Mozilla Details its New Controls for Blocking AI Features in Firefox

4 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

User empowerment with AI toggles

Firefox users will soon be able to block all generative AI features in one place

4 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Firefox makes AI optional, like it probably should have been all along

4 wks / theregister / Carly Page

Firefox to Give Users Full Control Over AI Features

4 wks / eweek / eWEEK Staff

Mozilla will let you turn off AI features in Firefox, if you want none of it

4 wks / digitaltrends

Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

4 wks / ycombinator

Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

4 wks / macrumors / Juli Clover

Firefox browser to add AI off-switch, bucking industry trend

4 wks / mashable

Mozilla Adding ‘Off’ Switch to AI in Firefox

4 wks / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off

4 wks / theverge / Emma Roth

Firefox will soon let you block all of its generative AI features

4 wks / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features

4 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

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imo dump FF and switch to DuckDuckGo

4 wks / bsky / @djnoneya.bsky.social / djnoneya.bsky.social

Firefox Getting New Controls to Turn Off AI Features

4 wks / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

gizmodo.com/mozilla-addi...

4 wks / bsky / @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com / iheartnoise.bandcamp.com

Starting with Firefox 148 arriving later this month, users will find a new AI controls section within the desktop browser settings.

4 wks / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

In response to user feedback on AI integration, Mozilla announced today that the next Firefox release will let users disable AI features entirely or manage them individually.

4 wks / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features

4 wks / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

From Clawd, Moltbot to OpenClaw: Viral Self-Hosted AI Agent Rebrands the Third Time

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Peter Steinberger's self-hosted AI tool has rebranded to OpenClaw after trademark conflicts forced changes from Clawd to Moltbot, reaching 100,000 GitHub stars.The post From Clawd, Moltbot to OpenClaw: Viral Self-Hosted AI Agent Rebrands the Third Time ap…

#ai #cybersecurity #opensource #dataprivacy #aiethics #genai #assistant #intellectualproperty #openclaw

Other: Cost issues and peripheral headlines (3)
Rebranding: AI agent’s legal name changes (2)
Security: Vulnerabilities, crypto theft, and data leaks (3)
Social: AI agents networking on custom platforms (4)
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Other: Cost issues and peripheral headlines

Jeffrey Epstein Had a ‘Personal Hacker,’ Informant Claims

4 wks / wired / Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess, Andy Greenberg

Clawdbot users are snapping up the Mac Mini — buy right now for under $550 at Amazon

4 wks / mashable

Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw is cool, but gets pricey fast

5 wks / fastcompany / Jared Newman

Rebranding: AI agent’s legal name changes

Oh God…The Clawdbot Is Now OpenClaw

5 wks / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

From Clawd, Moltbot to OpenClaw: Viral Self-Hosted AI Agent Rebrands the Third Time

5 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Security: Vulnerabilities, crypto theft, and data leaks

OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) can manage your entire digital life, but it might leak your credentials

5 wks / techspot

ClawdBot Skills ganked all my crypto

5 wks / ycombinator

Silicon Valley’s Favorite New AI Agent Has Serious Security Flaws

5 wks / 404media / Matthew Gault

Social: AI agents networking on custom platforms

OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network

5 wks / techcrunch / Anna Heim

There’s a social network for AI agents, and it’s getting weird

5 wks / theverge / Hayden Field

Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet

5 wks / ycombinator

Moltbook is the most interesting place on the internet right now

5 wks / simonwillison / Simon Willison

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Malicious OpenClaw ‘skill’ targets crypto users on ClawHub — 14 malicious skills were uploaded to ClawHub last month

4 wks / tomshardware

OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) and Moltbook let attackers walk through the front door

4 wks / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

What is Moltbook actually

4 wks / reddit / /u/Samuellee7777777

OpenClaw Security Assessment by ZeroLeaks [pdf]

4 wks / ycombinator

Moltbots, Talk Among Yourselves

4 wks / techstrong / Alan Shimel

Ask HN: Any real OpenClaw (Clawd Bot/Molt Bot) users? What's your experience?

4 wks / ycombinator

The Ambient AI Era: Clawdbot (OpenClaw)'s Ripple Effects

4 wks / substack / John Hwang

OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot) can manage your entire digital life, but it might leak your credentials – AI users rush to hand full control of their devices and accounts to always-on local AI "OpenClaw" www.techspot.com/news/111140-...

5 wks / bsky / @techspot.bsky.social / techspot.bsky.social

'Encrypt it already' campaign challenges big tech to keep your data secure

appleinsider - The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new advocacy initiative directly targeting Apple, Google, and other tech giants to demand broader adoption of data encryption and more transparent privacy controls.Encrypt it AlreadyThe campaign is known a…