The EU’s age verification app is under fire after researchers revealed simple methods to bypass its protections in minutes.

Plus: Major data breaches at a gym chain and hotel giant, a disruptive DDoS attack against Bluesky, dubious ICE hires, and ...

Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and ...

Europe doesn’t want to hear any more excuses from tech platforms for why they can’t verify users’ ages.

World, which has raised eyebrows (but also a lot of interest) with its Orb-centered anonymous verification project, is ...

What began as an effort to bolster kids’ safety online has morphed in recent months into a broader debate over privacy and ...

,Among them, is a new tool called Concert Kit that could help bands and artists fight back against ticket scalping bots. The ...

World, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, introduced a new World ID app for managing proof-of-human verification. The ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...