Mozilla Firefox 148 debuts an 'AI Kill Switch' that lets users permanently disable all AI features in the browser, with the setting persisting across future updates. The release also includes new web security APIs and accessibility improvements.
The UK has activated age verification requirements under the Online Safety Act, but the rollout has been rocky—Discord is dealing with significant fallout while gaming platforms struggle to balance compliance, user privacy, and community experience.
A lawyer claims Google disabled his Gmail, Voice, and Photos accounts without warning after uploading sensitive public records to NotebookLM, raising concerns about AI platform content moderation and the risks for professional users.
A software engineer building a custom controller app for his DJI robot vacuum inadvertently discovered a backend security bug using an AI coding assistant that exposed live camera feeds, microphone audio, and floor maps from nearly 7,000 devices across 24 countries.
Clicking LinkedIn's identity verification button routes you to a third-party company called Persona Identities, which collects your passport, biometric data, behavioral patterns—and uses them to train AI models, citing 'legitimate interest' rather than consent.
A high-scoring r/pcgaming post cites a PC Gamer report that TeamSpeak saw an “incredible surge of new users,” with hosting capacity reportedly maxed in several regions including the US. The report links the shift to renewed user concern around age-verification and privacy discussions in Discord markets.
Discord is facing privacy concerns after changing its data handling vendor for UK age verification, with users calling it a 'privacy bait-and-switch.'
Researchers revealed how to bypass K-ID, Discord's age verification provider. They can generate legitimate-appearing metadata without actual biometric data, fooling the system.
Amazon Ring's Super Bowl ad featuring a lost dog search has triggered online backlash over concerns about mass surveillance through private security cameras.