Australia to tackle deepfake nudes, online stalking
Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.
Sep 2, 2025
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Over 16,000 compromised servers uncovered using Secure Shell key probing method
An international research team from the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany, and the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has developed a method to detect compromised hosts at an ...
Sep 1, 2025
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Report on social media age assurance trial says there is not a one-size-fits-all solution
Australia's government trial has found age-assurance for its under-16 social media ban can be done effectively and protect privacy, but there is not a one-size-fits-all model.
Sep 1, 2025
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'Fueling sexism': AI 'bikini interview' videos flood internet
The videos are strikingly lifelike, featuring bikini-clad women conducting street interviews and eliciting lewd comments—but they are entirely fake, generated by AI tools increasingly used to flood social media with sexist ...
Sep 1, 2025
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Austria orders YouTube to give users access to their data
Austria's data protection authority said Friday that it has ordered YouTube to comply with EU regulations and respond to requests by users for access to data that it holds on them.
Aug 29, 2025
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Can your chatbot logs be used against you in court?
We know that a person's Google history can be used as evidence in court, but what about a conversation with an artificial intelligence chatbot?
Aug 28, 2025
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New age-gating laws aimed at making the internet safer actually threaten free speech
The United Kingdom recently launched a broad system of age verification that requires any platforms that host pornography or other "harmful" content to ensure their users are 18 or older.
Aug 26, 2025
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The European laws curbing big tech... and irking Trump
Fresh off a trade truce with Donald Trump, the EU is back in the US leader's crosshairs after he vowed to punish countries that seek to curb big tech's powers.
Aug 26, 2025
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White House starts TikTok account as platform in US legal limbo
The White House launched a TikTok account on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump continues to permit the Chinese-owned platform to operate in the United States despite a law requiring its sale.
Aug 20, 2025
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YouTube turns to AI to spot children posing as adults
YouTube has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to figure out when users are children pretending to be adults on the popular video-sharing platform amid pressure to protect minors from sensitive content.
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