Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History
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Summary
In an attempt to protect children, the UK has implemented the Online Safety Act to insist that Internet users verify their age when accessing adult content.
This has backfired as VPN usage has increased as a result of people wanting to avoid the uploading of personal identification.
There are concerns that age-verification methods create security and privacy risks for all users.
Google is implementing AI-powered age-estimation to protect minors from harmful content, but privacy advocates have raised concerns about inaccuracies and a lack of transparency and consent.
US Army rescinded an appointment to a former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director who had been lauded for her decades of service in defence because of far-right criticism and activist claims of ties to the Biden-era Disinformation Governance Board.
US senators Amy Klobuchar and Ted Cruz have proposed a bill that would allow lawmakers to demand the removal of online posts showing their home addresses or travel plans, in response to growing threats against public officials.
Google’s Refresh Outdated Content tool had a vulnerability that allowed bad actors to selectively scrub individual URLs from search results without hacking required.
