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, ...

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 ...

The Energy Department recently fixed an identity verification flaw in a portal supporting its critical minerals programs after a security researcher found the system allowed outside users to register ...

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 national party, which is nearly $100 million behind its G.O.P. counterpart, bought the list for $6.5 million. By Shane Goldmacher The Democratic National Committee, which began 2026 in debt and ...

Gaming Industry From next week, Australia will require users to verify their age to play GTA Online and other R18+ online games Gaming Industry US government reportedly debating whether to force ...

Scammers are sending emails that appear to come from Microsoft, warning users their accounts face suspension or deletion. The messages use urgent language and official-looking logos to pressure ...

Coming Soon: Discord to Roll Out Global Age Verification Using Facial Scans, ID Your email has been sent Communications platform Discord will introduce age-verification tools worldwide next month, in ...

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