Google is turning Android Studio into a policy watchdog
Google has expanded Play Policy Insights in Android Studio to help developers catch policy issues while coding, including warnings for common problems such as missing login …
Roblox chat moderation gets bypassed by leet speak and code words
Roblox runs an automated chat filter at the scale of billions of messages per day. An independent audit of about two million chat messages from four of the platform’s …
Mental health apps are collecting more than emotional conversations
People use mental health apps to talk about depression, trauma and suicidal thoughts in moments they may not share with anyone else. Many users likely assume those …
Facial recognition arrives at the gates of Disney’s magic kingdom
Disney has equipped select entrance lanes at Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park with facial recognition technology, saying the system is intended to …
Chrome on Android can now hide your exact location from websites
Google is improving location privacy features that give users more control over sharing their location. On Chrome for Android, users can now choose to share their approximate …
Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups
Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a …
Your work apps are quietly handing 19 data points to someone
Office work in 2026 runs through a stack of mobile apps that sit on the same phones people use for banking, messaging family, and tracking their location. Ten of the most …
Open-source privacy proxy masks PII before prompts reach external AI services
Enterprise developers routinely send prompts to external large language models that contain customer emails, support transcripts, and other identifying information, often …
Met Police face criticism for using AI to spy on their own officers
London police officers have been warned by the Metropolitan Police Federation to watch their backs after the force deployed controversial AI software to investigate …
Product showcase: SimpleX Chat removes user identifiers from messaging
SimpleX Chat is a free, private, open-source messenger that uses encryption and does not require user identifiers. It is available on mobile and desktop platforms, including …
Open-source privacy tool BleachBit 6.0.0 upgrades code signing across Windows and Linux
System cleaning utilities have grown more relevant as web browsers stockpile larger volumes of cached data, tracking artifacts, and site storage on local disks. The …
Even cybersecurity researchers are exposing secrets in their arXiv LaTeX source
Researchers submit papers to arXiv every day, and most of them upload the LaTeX source files alongside the PDF. The preprint service requires source uploads when available, …
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