Privacy

Disney has agreed to pay $2.75 million to resolve violations under the California Consumer Privacy Act, which stemmed from its failure to ease data sharing opt-outs for its customers, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

As adversaries target telecom crown jewels, traditional perimeter defenses are no longer enough.

The Russian internet watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has reportedly excluded WhatsApp domains from the National Domain Name System, making the service accessible primarily through VPNs.

The House's version of the Kids Online Safety Act was criticized by a bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general for having inadequate protections ensuring minors' safety online, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.

A researcher known as "Q Continuum" detailed how these extensions, often disguised as harmless tools, request access to sensitive browsing history without clear justification.

Discord has been criticized over its decision to introduce AI-based age verification for viewing adult content that requires the submission of video selfies and government IDs following an October third-party breach that compromised 70,000 Discord users' government IDs, reports Ars Technica.

The new Aadhaar app allows users to share limited personal information, such as age verification, with various services including hotels, workplaces, and payment platforms.