Google Turns a Selfie Video Into Your Account’s Spare Key
…Open your Google account and choose the Security & sign-in tab. Then scroll down to the How you sign in to Google section. If the selfie sign-in is currently available for…
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Here’s How Apple Is Updating Its Child Safety Features in iOS 27
…But after widespread criticism from privacy and security experts for the technology's surveillance capabilities, Apple killed it. At the time, Apple told Heat Initiative that it “concluded it was not practically…
OpenAI’s Head of Safety Is Leaving the Company
…Using a nonwork phone or computer, contact the reporter securely on Signal at mzeff.88. Heidecke’s departure comes as OpenAI tries to launch increasingly capable AI models. Earlier this week, the…
Android Is Fighting Phone Scams With a New Feature to Prove Who’s Calling
…With these types of invasive and potentially devastating scams on the rise, Dave Kleidermacher, Android's vice president of security and privacy, and Eugene Liderman, director of Android security and privacy product…
All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology
…While many of the “digital sovereignty” plans were in place before the start of Trump’s second term, often cited as urgently driving the change is the fallout from US sanctions against…
Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
…improve device security making most jailbreaks obsolete and hardening newer iPhones against attacks. The company has also introduced Stolen Device Protection, making it harder for thieves to make changes on phones—although…
A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump’s Spy Machine
…In the letter, Himes claims these changes are “working as intended” to prevent domestic misuse, citing a compliance rate “exceeding 99 percent” over the past two years. The structural foundations of that…
The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone
…It was a device that raised a variety of security concerns. Canada proposed a ban on the device out of fear that it might enable car thefts. In 2023, the US Customs…
A New Trick Reveals AI Models’ Inner Thoughts
…Kyle Miller, a researcher at the Center for Security and Emerging Technologies, a tech policy think tank, says it is unclear how much distillation really helps China. This is because it only…
Why Does Wikipedia Think I’m Evan Spiegel?
…Then, a few days later, someone changed it back, correctly stating: “That’s Maxwell Zeff, not Evan Spiegel.” Within hours, Artem G hopped back on and reverted the change, returning my face…