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Security researcher Patrick Wardle revealed an unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Meta's Muse desktop client for macOS. This flaw lets unprivileged software manipulate the assistant's extensive permissions, compromising input confidentiality and account security. Despite a hotfix…
Full article · CC BY 4.0The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply flawed piece of…
Full article · CC BY 4.0Meta’s settlement with 52 state attorneys general is a bad deal for all internet users, and especially for teens. That’s what we said the day the settlement was announced. In this post, we go through…
InfoQ has opened enrollment for a new five-week certification program covering engineering team design, delivery flow, AI-enabled work, and metrics, facilitated by InfoQ editor and podcast co-host Olimpiu Pop. By Artenisa Chatziou
Full article · CC BY 4.0A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation,…
Full article · CC BY 4.0Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to…
A platform is a collaboration system, not infrastructure. Culture follows structure: platform teams can build open support sessions, create super user awards for contributing developers, and establish shared open standards to grow an engineering mindset.…
Full article · CC BY 4.0A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought…
Full article · CC BY 4.0EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today,…
Apple has published the design of Reference Image, an iPhone 18 Pro camera mode that signs pixel data at the sensor and develops it in Private Cloud Compute under an Apple signature. Developers on Hacker…
Full article · CC BY 4.0EFF is pleased to announce that Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights have received 2026 EFF Awards for their vital work in ensuring…
Full article · CC BY 4.0The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform regulation. Governments throughout the global majority use it to argue for greater control over data…