Proton Releases New Two-Factor Authentication App

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Proton today launched Proton Authenticator, a free two-factor authentication app available across all major platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux.The open-source app generates time-based one-time passwords as an additional security l…

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YouTube is turning over age verification to AI

Anna Washenko / engadget - YouTube will start using machine learning to determine whether viewers should be on a teen account. The company said it plans to start using this AI application on a subset of US users in the coming weeks for a trial before rolling it out to the rest of t…

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UK VPN surge amid new age verification rules

British consumers are scrambling to dodge the new online safety measures, flocking to VPN services as age verification regulations kick in. Despite the charm of free options, experts warn that these “boon” choices might be less secure than they appear—guess nothing beats paying for peace of mind in the digital realm.

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Whistle pet trackers are shutting down next month

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Whistle, a subsidiary of Mars that makes pet trackers, has announced that it's being acquired by Tractive. As part of the acquisition, Whistle trackers will stop working, but Tractive is offering to replace those trackers for free for a limited time.The o…

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Tea Dating App Suffers Data Breach Leaking 72000 Images, Despite Safety Promise

Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - The data breach that occurred after some male 4Chan users called for a “hack and leak” campaign against the Tea dating app users raised data privacy concerns of such platforms. The post Tea Dating App Suffers Data Breach Leaking 72000 Images, Despite Safe…

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Shopping on Temu a ‘high risk’ for consumers, EU finds

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The Commission said that consumers are 'very likely' to find non-complaint products on Temu.Read more: Shopping on Temu a ‘high risk’ for consumers, EU finds

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People in the UK now have to take an age verification selfie to watch porn online

Jackson Chen / engadget - As of Friday, anyone trying to watch porn online in the UK will need to subject themselves to an awkward selfie or get their photo ID ready. The UK government announced it will start checking compliance with its Online Safety Act, which requires any websi…

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Even OpenAI's CEO Says Be Careful What You Share With ChatGPT

Jon Reed / cnet - The AI model is not your therapist and the company behind it can't necessarily keep it secret. Sam Altman thinks that's 'very screwed up.'

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Tea App Breach Exposes 72,000 Selfies, ID Photos and Other User Images

Katie Collins / cnet - The images had been in a "legacy data system" that contained information from more than two years ago, the company says.

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AdGuard and Brave Join Signal in Blocking Microsoft’s Windows Recall Over Privacy Fears

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Privacy-focused apps AdGuard and Brave are now blocking Microsoft's controversial Windows Recall AI, citing major privacy concerns and following Signal's lead.The post AdGuard and Brave Join Signal in Blocking Microsoft’s Windows Recall Over Privacy Fears…

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Welcome to the Era of Online Age Verification. Are You Ready to Prove Yourself?

Katie Collins / cnet - The UK's Online Safety Act comes into force today, marking a shift in internet culture that is being felt around the world.

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Snapchat can automatically let a trusted friend know you got home safe

Mariella Moon / engadget - Snapchat can now let your friends know if you're back home from an outing safe and sound without you having to send a message. The app has launched a new feature called Home Safe, which sends one-time alerts to contacts of your choice. You can only send t…

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Brave blocks Windows Recall from screenshotting your browsing activity

Lawrence Abrams / bleepingcomputer - Brave Software says its privacy-focused browser will block Microsoft's Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave windows by default to protect users' privacy. [...]

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What's new in iOS 26 beta 4: Silence Unknown Callers, Dynamic Wallapers, Camera App

appleinsider - The fourth developer betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have landed, with the update adding more Liquid Glass changes, Dynamic Wallpapers, and even CarPlay customizations. Here's what's new this time.Dynamic Wallpaper options in iOS 26 developer beta 4Just ove…

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Instagram adds new protections for accounts that primarily feature children

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The update will impact the accounts of family vloggers/creators and parents running accounts for "kidfluencers," both of which have faced criticism for the risks associated with sharing children's lives on social media.

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Proton is launching a privacy-focused AI chatbot

Emma Roth / theverge - 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 …

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UK wants to drop Apple iCloud backdoor demand over fears of US backlash

techspot - In January, the British government issued Apple with a "technical capability notice" that demanded a backdoor be built into its encrypted iCloud services, thereby allowing agencies to access backups of any global customer without a court order.Read Entire…

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Coldplay kiss-cam flap proves we’re already our own surveillance state

Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - And we’re the ones building it Comment A tech executive's alleged affair exposed on a stadium jumbotron is ripe fodder for the gossip rags, but it exhibits something else: proof that we need not wait for an AI-fueled dystopian surveillance state to descen…

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DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in search results

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - DuckDuckGo's new search feature comes as the internet is being flooded with AI-generated slop.

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Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta bigwigs just agreed to a settlement in $8 billion suit

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with a group of current and former company directors and officers, just agreed to settle to end a trial that sought $8 billion in damages, according to a report by Reuters. Zuckerberg and the others will actually be paying …

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