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Apple and Meta shared data with hackers pretending to be law enforcement officials

The Verge

Apple and Meta handed over user data to hackers who faked emergency data request orders typically sent by law enforcement, according to a report by Bloomberg. London police have since arrested seven teens in connection with the group. Meta and Apple aren’t the only known companies affected by fake emergency data requests.

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Florida bans children under 14 from holding social media accounts

TechSpot

The law, which will go into effect on January 1, 2025, is expected to have far-reaching consequences for not only teens and their parents, but also social media companies that will have to delete the accounts of children under the age of 14. They will also have to seek parental. Read Entire Article

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Black teen barred from skating rink by inaccurate facial recognition

The Verge

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. However, only Portland, Oregon , currently has laws limiting how private businesses can use facial recognition.

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A teen is reportedly the mastermind behind the Lapsus$ hacking group

The Verge

However, the teenager, who apparently uses the online aliases “White” and “breachbase,” has not been accused by law enforcement, and the researchers “haven’t been able to conclusively tie him to every hack Lapsus$ has claimed,” Bloomberg said. The teenager’s mother told the publication she did not know of allegations against him.

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Google lobbies against legally mandated age verification for minors

TechCrunch

Google is challenging proposed laws that would require online services to implement age checks in a new framework that theorizes how technology companies should approach children’s safety online.

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Bookshare Volunteers Are the Best!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

copyright law, our volunteers scanned the books they wanted to read and then were able to upload them to Bookshare so that others could enjoy these books as well. Using a provision of U.S. These novels were mostly published in only one edition during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and are highly collectible.

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US fines Genshin Impact game developer miHoYo $20m for alleged deceptive marketing and child privacy violations

TechNode

Cognosphere, the US subsidiary of Genshin Impact developer miHoYo, agreed to a $20 million settlement over allegations of “deceptive marketing” in the games gacha system and violations of child privacy laws, according to an announcement by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last Friday.

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