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'Darth Vader' advocated in person for more Flock surveillance camera tech at a San Diego city council meeting: 'This technology will help us find the rebel scum and their hidden base on Hoth'

By Andy Edser Published

News "This is what the Emperor needs."

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Discord logo displayed on a phone screen and Discord website displayed on a screen in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on November 5, 2022.

Discord just got the privacy feature it probably should have had for years, introducing end-to-end encryption for very nearly every voice and video call

By Jess Kinghorn Published

News "Likely one of the internet’s most platform-diverse E2EE voice and video implementations."

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A screen showing Sumsub's home page with face verification analysis.

'I did catch my son using an eyebrow pencil to draw a moustache on his face, and it verified him as 15 years old': New report details the effects of the Online Safety Act thus far

By James Bentley Published

News How much information should a government ask for to let you go online?

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A screen showing Sumsub's home page with face verification analysis.

UK regulators explain what 'highly effective' age assurance for the Online Safety Act actually means

By Jacob Fox Published

News Well, kind of. It still seems a little vague, to be honest.

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., wears Orion augmented reality (AR) glasses during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone.

'We see everything': Report says Meta's AI smart glasses footage is reviewed by human contractors who see far more than they bargained for, which has led to a new lawsuit against the company

By Andy Edser Published

News 'People can record themselves in the wrong way and not even know what they are recording. They are real people like you and me.'

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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at Bloomberg House during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from Jan. 19-23. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthropic is standing up to the US Department of War and refusing to remove AI autonomous weapon and mass surveillance safeguards: 'We cannot in good conscience accede to their request'

By Andy Edser Published

News 'We will not knowingly provide a product that puts America’s warfighters and civilians at risk.'

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The Discord logo on a phone on top of a dark laptop

Age verification checks are now in force in the UK because of the Online Safety Act, but with the Discord fallout, it seems like one bad idea after another

By Jess Kinghorn Published

Talking it over Data disaster.

Talking it over

'There's no reason for Discord to comply in advance' with social media age verification laws instead of 'fighting for their users' says EFF expert

By Wes Fenlon Published

News Discord's plan to require face scans or ID verification is capitulation to overbearing legislation that's still far from universal.

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EDMONTON, CANADA - APRIL 28: An image of a woman holding a cell phone in front of the Discord logo displayed on a computer screen, on April 29, 2024, in Edmonton, Canada.

I've tested 3 free Discord alternatives in a desperate attempt not to offer up my personal data just to talk to my favorite weirdos

By Jess Kinghorn Published

Talking it over Yes, my Mum knows I'm here.

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Talking it over
The Discord logo is displayed on a smartphone screen and on a computer screen in Athens, Greece, on April 17, 2024. (Photo Illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Discord is rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally in March for users who don't want to be locked into a 'teen-appropriate experience'

By Andy Chalk Published

news The new policy comes just four months after a leak of 70,000 age verification ID photos.

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