Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story E.U. Privacy Rule Would Rein In the Hunt for Online Child Sexual Abuse Regulators argue that while abuse imagery on the internet is abhorrent, unchecked scanning for it by tech companies could violate privacy rights. A showdown looms. The Europol headquarters in […]
In Congress, Democrats and Republicans are banding together to introduce legislation that essentially offers the industry an ultimatum: Take aggressive, potentially controversial steps to thwart child sexual exploitation on the web, or risk losing some of the long-standing legal protections, known as Section 230. The so-called Earn It Act bill from GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham […]
Amazon is being sued over its smart assistant’s recordings of children. Two US cases allege the firm lacks consent to create voiceprints that could let it keep track of a youngster’s use of Alexa-enabled devices and thus build up a “vast level of detail about the child’s life”. Amazon has said it only stores data […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Initially, THQ Nordic was quick to defend hosting the AMA on the controversial site. But only a few hours later, the developer back tracked and offered an apology. ‘This blew up and I very much regret to have done it in the first place,’ said its PR director. PCMag.com Latest […]
Images of child sexual abuse and stolen credit card numbers are being openly traded on encrypted apps, a BBC investigation has found. Security experts told Radio 4’s File on 4 programme that the encrypted apps were taking over from the dark web as a venue for crime. The secure messaging apps, including Telegram and Discord, […]
Life of Mak/YouTubeMackenna Kelly, the star of the “Life with MaK” ASMR YouTube channel.Life of Mak/YouTube ASMR, short for autonomous sensory meridian response, is a phenomenon where certain soft whispering or tapping sounds cause a tingly sensation in some people. It’s become a whole YouTube phenomenon. A new report from Wired UK found an overlooked […]
YouTube has decided to delete singer Austin Jones’s channel, after he admitted exchanging sexually explicit images and videos with underage girls. The video-sharing site was criticised after it left the singer’s videos online, despite him pleading guilty to charges in court. Other social networks were quick to remove his content but YouTube had decided not […]
Evidence that adverts for major brands were placed in “child abuse discovery apps” via Google and Facebook’s ad networks has led to fresh calls for the tech giants to face tougher regulation. The apps involved used to be available on Google’s Play Store for Android devices, and directed users to WhatsApp groups containing the illegal […]
Two mental health chatbot apps have required updates after struggling to handle reports of child sexual abuse. In tests, neither Wysa nor Woebot told an apparent victim to seek emergency help. The BBC also found the apps had problems dealing with eating disorders and drug use. The Children’s Commissioner for England said the flaws meant […]