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Microsoft Brings "Age Verification" System to Windows
The age check arrives first as documentation, with the working machinery promised for later.
Take-Two DMCA Subpoenas Target Whole GTA 6 Discord Servers
Three servers, one date range, and a request for everyone who said something in them.
Xbox Age Checks Hit Australian Adults Buying 18+ Games
Every adult hands over a face or a document, and the children the rule is aimed are are still playing.
Australia Finalizes Its Plan to Force Tech Platforms to Pay News Media
Meta calls it a discriminatory tax. The White House calls it extortion.
MembersMicrosoft Stamped a Secret Number in Your Windows PC. a VPN Can’t Hide It.
The tool that caught a genuine hacker ships identically on the machine of every innocent user.
Microsoft Decided Your Windows Settings Belong in Its Cloud
Microsoft turns Windows Backup on by default in Windows 11 26H2, sending your settings and Store apps to the cloud.
EU Parliament Revives Chat Surveillance for Thursday Vote
Killing the regime needs an absolute majority and depends on who bothers to stay through the final sitting before the summer break.
Days Away: The TAKE IT DOWN Act Creates a Censorship Mechanism With No Safeguards
The law Congress unanimously passed to fight revenge porn also handed anyone with an internet connection and a grudge a delete button.
MembersThe Opt-Out Button Is Decorative: A Guide to Hardening Your Browser
The opt-out button you’ve been clicking is decorative, so here is the browser build that stops asking nicely.
Xbox Now Wants Your Face to Let You Play Games You Already Own in Singapore
Microsoft wants your face, your passport, or your national ID, just to keep playing the games sitting on your account.
Microsoft Copilot Health Centralizes Personal Medical Records
Microsoft built a product that knows your cholesterol levels, your step count, and your last hospital visit and faces none of the legal consequences your doctor would for mishandling any of it.