Apple Mail’s “trusted sender” label can mislead users, as scammers exploit it to disguise phishing emails and create a false ...

The Federal Trade Commission said this week that web companies will not violate the children's privacy law by collecting personal information from young children in order to determine their ages, ...

Discord is hitting the brakes on its global age verification rollout following significant community backlash and privacy concerns. The platform confirmed it will delay the expansion of its “Teen By ...

Apple is rolling out an age verification tool in the U.S. and abroad to ensure users are at least 18. App developers in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and the U.S. states of Utah and Louisiana are now ...

Just weeks after Discord u-turned itself out of a Persona-related mess, another gaming-adjacent company has embraced the controversial digital verification service. Some Twitch streamers now have to ...

Platforms must store biometric data, ID images, and verification logs long enough to defend their decisions to regulators. So if an adult who is tired of submitting selfies to verify their age finally ...

When Amazon announced a wider rollout of a surveillance feature to help Ring smart doorbells locate lost dogs, it was immediately seen as a precursor to using the feature to identify people. That the ...

Ring was the subject of significant backlash earlier this month, after a poorly received Super Bowl ad drew attention to its surveillance cameras' AI-powered Search Party feature. Though advertised as ...

The big picture: Microsoft released its latest Patch Tuesday update this week with 59 hotfixes across Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and core system components. The update includes patches for six ...

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EXCLUSIVE: A now-retired FBI agent sought to open an investigation into Elon Musk’s use of X while leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in 2025, likening his activity to ...

PCWorld explains why encrypted email services like Proton, Tuta, and Skiff are essential for protecting digital communications from cyber threats and data breaches. These services use zero-access ...