Apple is changing its App Store policy to make it harder for minors to use online dating apps and AI companions that include sexual or romantic content. The company said the new rules will also affect apps that share a user’s real-world location with another person or group, and it added a Brazil-specific route for some family location-sharing apps. Age ratings and new app descriptors Most major dating services already…
For two decades, Reddit allowed most of its content to be browsed without an account. That era is changing: co‑founder Steve Huffman announced the company will gradually shift toward a “logged‑in service,” limiting some content for visitors who aren’t signed in. The stated goals are straightforward—deliver better personalization for members and reduce unauthorized data harvesting that has become a persistent problem for the platform. Why Reddit is changing access Huffman…
Google’s recent tweak to its privacy policy has set off alarm bells for anyone who assumed their Gmail, Photos, or Drive data were strictly off-limits for ad personalization. What looked like a tidy firewall between core productivity apps and advertising now reads with language that opens the door to those services informing ad-related experiences — at least in certain circumstances. The change matters because Google already offers a way to…
We’re closer than you might think to a world where a personalized AI assistant lives in your home. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Andrew Feldman, CEO and co-founder of Cerebras Systems, sketched out a practical vision: compact, appliance-like AI agents that run primarily on local devices but lean on the cloud when needed. For Feldman, the pieces are already falling into place — consumer-facing agents from major players and startups show…
Denmark's central population register (CPR) was the target of a large-scale data access event: unauthorized parties used a private company's legitimate access rights to query the register and, according to official statements, obtained names, addresses and personal identification numbers for roughly 8.8 million people. The activity lasted about ten days in September and was discovered by the register's administration on October 2; the company account was suspended and the case…
A single chat entry that a user treated like a private diary prompted Anthropic’s safety team to escalate a report to law enforcement, and now a Florida woman faces felony charges. The incident — involving statements about an intended attack on a sheriff’s office — is a blunt reminder that conversations with AI systems are not necessarily private and can have serious legal consequences when flagged as credible threats. What…
When an AI assistant began referencing private iMessage threads without a clear explanation of how it accessed them, it set off a rapid chain of scrutiny and vendor responses. Apple has moved to tighten macOS’s Full Disk Access (FDA) permissions after concerns that some third-party apps could misuse that powerful system-level privilege to read private files, messages, and browsing histories. The change is aimed squarely at making sure users understand…
A recent security analysis has raised alarms about how LinkedIn inspects the browsers of people who visit its site. Researchers at Fairlinked e.V. published what they call the "BrowserGate" report, and independent testing by BleepingComputer corroborated many of the findings: LinkedIn appears to inject client-side JavaScript that probes visitors’ browsers for thousands of Chrome extensions and collects a range of device telemetry. The behavior has rekindled discussions about browser fingerprinting,…
On March 2026’s feature rollout, Microsoft updated Teams to automatically remove EXIF metadata from images shared in chats and channels. The change aims to prevent accidental leaks of GPS coordinates, device details, and time stamps—data that can be exploited for targeted attacks or unwanted location disclosure. The move is part of a broader push to bake privacy and security into default collaboration tools. The hidden risk in photos EXIF (Exchangeable…
In 2026 the boundary between "VPN" and "personal cloud" is fuzzier than ever. A third‑party VPN still sells one‑click privacy and wide geo-hopping, but for many users that convenience now trades away transparency, extensibility, and long‑term value. Renting a small VPS and running WireGuard, AdGuard Home, Vaultwarden, and automation tools like n8n converts a disposable privacy tool into a persistent private cloud you control. This guide helps you decide which…
The idea that artificial intelligence lives only in the cloud or behind a chat window is changing. OpenAI—best known for conversational models that scale across apps and businesses—is reportedly building a family of physical devices, starting with a smart speaker and potentially expanding into smart glasses and even a smart lamp. This move represents a pivotal moment in how AI companies think about integrating their models into daily life: not…
The concept of a “smart home” once sounded futuristic, but today, it’s quickly becoming part of ordinary life. A smart home ecosystem is more than just a collection of cool gadgets—it’s about seamlessly integrating devices to work together, make routines easier, and unlock conveniences that were hard to imagine just a decade ago. Whether you’re dimming the lights with a voice command or unlocking your door remotely, the ways smart…
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