ofcom One-Third of UK Children Falsify Ages to Access Social Media A new Ofcom report reveals that a third of UK children aged 8 to 17 use fake birthdates to join social media platforms. The research emerges as the UK prepares to implement its Online Safety Bill.
webcam surveillance Dutch Court Slams Webcam Surveillance as Human Rights Violation A Dutch court rules that a Florida company illegally fires an employee for refusing constant webcam monitoring, calling the practice a human rights violation. The judge orders the company to pay back wages and a $50,000 fine.
snapchat Snapchat Launches Family Center Parental Controls in India Snapchat introduces its Family Center parental controls to users in India, allowing parents to monitor their teens' connections without viewing message content.
surveillance TechCrunch Disrupt Panel Warns Startups Against Becoming Extensions of the Surveillance State The ACLU's Jennifer Stisa Granick and Google's Maddie Stone plan to educate early-stage founders on emerging surveillance threats at TechCrunch Disrupt. The panel highlights how companies unknowingly compromise user privacy through mass data collection.
openai OpenAI Reverses Ban on Face Editing in DALL-E 2 OpenAI now allows DALL-E 2 users to upload and edit photos of people, citing improved safety systems to prevent deepfakes and abuse. The company maintains strict consent rules as it aims to avoid the controversies plaguing rival image generators.
ai New Mac App Simplifies Local AI Image Generation With Stable Diffusion Diffusion Bee is a free application that allows M1 and M2 Mac users to generate AI images locally using Stable Diffusion without needing any technical expertise.
doordash DoorDash Confirms Customer Data Breach Tied to Twilio Phishing Campaign DoorDash reveals that hackers accessed customer and driver personal information by stealing credentials from a third-party vendor linked to the recent Twilio breach.
stable diffusion Unfiltered AI Image Generator Stable Diffusion Sparks Ethics Debate Stability AI's new open-source image generator achieves rapid adoption but faces intense scrutiny over its unfiltered nature, which allows users to easily create non-consensual deepfakes and explicit content.
android 13 Google Releases Android 13 With Enhanced Material You and Tablet Features Google officially rolls out Android 13 to Pixel smartphones today, bringing deeper theme customization and improved multitasking. Owners of non-Google handsets must wait until later this year to receive the update.
signal Signal Confirms Nearly 2,000 Users Exposed in Twilio Data Breach Signal reveals that attackers accessed the phone numbers and verification codes of approximately 1,900 users due to the recent Twilio phishing breach. The company forces affected users to re-register their devices and strongly advises enabling registration lock.
apple Apple Introduces Lockdown Mode to Thwart Mercenary Spyware Attacks Apple's new Lockdown Mode offers extreme protection against highly targeted spyware for vulnerable users like journalists and activists. The feature limits certain device functions to block invisible zero-click hacks without severely impacting everyday usability.
apple Apple Introduces Lockdown Mode to Thwart Nation-State Spyware Attacks Apple releases Lockdown Mode, an extreme security feature in iOS 16 designed to protect high-risk users from invisible zero-click spyware. The feature temporarily disables heavily exploited device functions to drastically reduce the phone's attack surface.
amazon Amazon Turns Controversial Ring Camera Footage Into Syndicated Comedy Show Amazon and MGM are launching "Ring Nation," a new TV show hosted by Wanda Sykes that repurposes Ring security camera footage into comedy, sparking major privacy concerns.
twitter Former Twitter Employee Convicted of Spying for Saudi Government A federal jury convicts a former Twitter media partnerships manager of spying and wire fraud for sharing user data with Saudi Arabia. The case highlights the extreme risks faced by critics of the Saudi regime on social media platforms.
meta Meta Hands Over Teen's Messages to Police in Landmark Abortion Prosecution Meta provides a Nebraska teenager's private Facebook messages to law enforcement, leading to severe felony charges related to a suspected abortion. The data handover occurs despite the lack of initial evidence beyond the improper disposal of a miscarried fetus.