Roblox is adding an 'age estimation' feature for teens
Karissa Bell / engadget - Roblox is joining the growing ranks of online platforms that are trying to better understand the ages of their teen users. The company is rolling out a new "age estimation" feature for teens 13 and older.With the update, teens will be prompted for an age …
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Beeper Relaunch Lets You Link Your Chat Apps Without the Cloud, but Still No iMessage
Mike Sorrentino / cnet - Beeper says that the change should improve security, since your texts would remain exclusively on your phone.
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ICEBlock isn’t ‘completely anonymous’
Dominic Preston / theverge - The developer of ICEBlock, an iOS app for anonymously reporting sightings of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, promises that it "ensures user privacy by storing no personal data." But that claim has come under scrutiny. ICEBlock crea…
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The Morning After: Switch 2 user accidentally banned after playing pre-owned game cards
Mat Smith / engadget - Be extra careful where you buy your used Nintendo Switch game cards. A Switch 2 owner posted on Reddit about how their account was banned after downloading patches for a few Switch game cards they'd bought from Facebook Marketplace. The Switch 2 user cont…
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The EU is testing a prototype age verification app
Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The European Union is piloting a blueprint for age verification apps in Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, and Italy that aims to make it easier for online platforms to comply with rules that require them to protect minors. The app prototype was announced on…
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Bluesky is adding age verification features for users in the UK
Karissa Bell / engadget - Bluesky users in the UK will soon need to verify their age if they want continued access to direct messages and all of the service's content. The company will begin rolling out age verification features later this month in order to comply with a UK law th…
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Gmail introducing new ‘Manage Subscription’ feature
Vincent Lin / mobilesyrup - Constantly getting emails from services and websites you rarely use is annoying. This is why Google is now implementing a ‘Manage Subscription’ feature to easily remove these kinds of unwanted emails from your inbox. Google announced the wider rollout of …
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Google Forces Gemini App Integration on Android, Sparking Widespread Privacy Fears
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's new Android update enables Gemini AI to access third-party apps by default, overriding user settings and sparking widespread privacy concerns.The post Google Forces Gemini App Integration on Android, Sparking Widespread Privacy Fears appeared fir…
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Gmail’s new subscription management is here to declutter your inbox
Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - After coming and going for a year, Gmail's unified subscription page is rolling out.
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Data privacy startup Didomi acquires Sourcepoint to advance consent and compliance
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Didomi SAS, a Paris-based startup that builds data privacy solutions for the enterprise, today announced that it has acquired Sourcepoint Technologies Inc., a data privacy technology company that combines user consent and data collection. Founded in 2017,…
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Apple’s iOS 26 Rolls Out FaceTime Nudity Detection and Spam Message Filters, But Questions Remain
Aakriti Bansal / medianama - Apple's iOS 26 has introduced nudity detection for FaceTime calls and spam message filters, but questions remain swirling about these features.The post Apple’s iOS 26 Rolls Out FaceTime Nudity Detection and Spam Message Filters, But Questions Remain appea…
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Meta Backs EU-Wide ‘Digital Majority Age’ to Bolster Child Safety
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Meta supports a pan-European 'digital majority age' requiring parental consent, sparking a debate with Google over who is responsible for online child safety.The post Meta Backs EU-Wide ‘Digital Majority Age’ to Bolster Child Safety appeared first on WinB…
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Tinder is mandating face checks for California residents
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Tinder is requiring new users in California to verify their identities by using facial recognition, according to a report by Axios. The policy goes into effect today as a test program. The obvious reason behind this is to make sure people are who they say…
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Denmark’s Plan to Fight Deepfakes: Give Citizens Copyright to Their Own Likeness
AJ Dellinger / gizmodo - 'Face/Off' would definitely be illegal under this, right?
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Supreme Court upholds Texas's porn site age verification law
Will Shanklin / engadget - The US Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law that could have broad implications for online free speech. The court ruled 6-3 in affirming Texas law HB 1181, which requires websites that host adult content to implement age verification.The nonprofit Free Spe…
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US bans WhatsApp from House of Representatives staff devices
Ram Iyer, Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - The U.S. government has banned WhatsApp from devices used by U.S. House of Representatives staff, saying the app poses potential security risks.
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House staffers can’t have WhatsApp on their devices
Emma Roth / theverge - The House of Representatives has banned staff members from using WhatsApp on government devices, according to a report from Axios. In an email viewed by the outlet, the House’s chief administrative officer (CAO) tells staffers that the Office of Cybersecu…
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Security researchers find 16B stolen credentials from malware in open cloud storage
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Security researchers at Cybernews have detailed the discovery of 16 billion login credentials found online, but despite suggestions from some media outlets and commentators that it represents one of the largest data breaches in history, the cache is not t…
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Apple to face judge over iPhone backups and making you overpay for iCloud storage
Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - Apple is facing a class action lawsuit in the United States for restricting iPhone backups and forcing you to overpay for iCloud storage upgrades.
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Minnesota lawmaker’s alleged killer had list of data broker websites in car, FBI says
therecord - Details about the investigation of a man suspected in the murder of a Minnesota state legislator have drawn attention to the information that data brokers keep and sell about people.
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