The EARN-IT Act

Prepare for another attack on encryption in the U.S. The EARN-IT Act purports to be about protecting children from predation, but it’s really about forcing the tech companies to break their encryption schemes: The EARN IT Act would create a "National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention" tasked with developing "best practices" for owners of Internet platforms to "prevent,… Continue reading The EARN-IT Act

The Whisper Secret-Sharing App Exposed Locations

This is a big deal: Whisper, the secret-sharing app that called itself the "safest place on the Internet," left years of users’ most intimate confessions exposed on the Web tied to their age, location and other details, raising alarm among cybersecurity researchers that users could have been unmasked or blackmailed. […] The records were viewable on a non-password-protected database open… Continue reading The Whisper Secret-Sharing App Exposed Locations

Frequent use of cleaning products linked to asthma risk in children

A newly published longitudinal study out of Canada has found a strong association between frequent use of household cleaning products and an increased risk of children developing asthma in the first three years of life.Continue ReadingCategory: Health … Continue reading Frequent use of cleaning products linked to asthma risk in children

Owner of dark web Freedom hosting pleads guilty to host child abuse content

By Waqas
The culprit ran a hosting firm on the dark web which was home to millions of images and videos showing explicit content against children.
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Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children’s health and safety before data-collecting profits. Continue reading Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed

The $1.1m settlement is an “excellent result,” TikTok said, unsurprisingly: compared with its $5.7m FTC fine, it’s dirt cheap. Continue reading TikTok settles class action over child privacy one day after it’s filed