• The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived: Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike.
• A Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User: Security flaws in Airportr, a premium door-to-door luggage service used by 10 airlines, let hackers access user data and even gain privileges that would have let them redirect or steal luggage.
• Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies: Roblox will scan video selfies of teens to assess their ages as part of a new Trusted Connections feature that gives users access to unfiltered chatting with people they know.
• A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations: Security researchers say they have caught a surveillance company in the Middle East exploiting a new attack capable of tricking phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location.
• Brave blocks Microsoft Recall by default: Starting in version 1.81 for Windows users, Brave browser will block Microsoft Recall from automatically taking screenshots of your browsing activity.