Pornhub’s parent company Aylo is pushing tech giants to implement device-based age verification after site-based methods caused massive traffic drops. The platform lost 80% of its Louisiana traffic and nearly 80% of UK viewership due to current verification laws. Now they’re asking Apple, Google, an
TikTok is rolling out new features that give users more control over AI-generated content in their feeds. The platform is also testing invisible watermarking and investing $2 million in AI literacy education. But you still can’t completely opt out of AI content.
Roblox is implementing mandatory facial age verification for chat access beginning December 2025. The system will separate users by age groups and restrict interactions between minors and adults. Global rollout completes by January 2026.
Privacy commissioners in Ontario and Alberta released coordinated findings blaming school boards for security failures that amplified the PowerSchool breach. The December 2024 attack exposed data on nearly 4.6 million people after criminals used compromised credentials to access systems. Investigato
Europe wants to eliminate those annoying cookie pop-ups by allowing users to set preferences once in their browser. The changes are part of a broader digital package that also simplifies AI training data rules. Critics argue the reforms water down fundamental privacy protections.
About 13% of young people aged 12-21 are using AI for mental health guidance, totaling roughly 5.4 million. The survey found most use it regularly, and nearly all find the advice helpful. But experts warn about the risks of unregulated AI therapy.
WhatsApp’s contact system allowed researchers to extract phone numbers for all 3.5 billion users. The vulnerability existed for years despite warnings to Meta. Rate-limiting was only implemented in October 2023.
Apple has successfully avoided a lawsuit alleging iPhone camera features infringed on patents owned by Dr. Timothy Pryor. The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal, letting a previous ruling that invalidated the patents stand. This ends a legal battle that began back in February 2021.
Anthropic’s CEO says he’s “deeply uncomfortable” with AI decisions being made by a small group of tech leaders. The company recently thwarted what it calls the first large-scale AI cyberattack and warns of existential risks within years.
Google disabled smart features for early Nest Learning Thermostats last month, but security researchers discovered the devices continue sending extensive data back to the company. The information includes room temperature, humidity, motion detection, and even whether sunlight is hitting the device.
