Apple's Expanded Age Verification, Open Source Funding Issues, Amazon Wishlist Changes May Cause Doxing, and More!

Our top stories this week:

  • Apple is expanding their age-verification tools due to the rise of laws around the world
  • Open source has a funding issue
  • Amazon is changing wishlists in a way that might dox some users
  • Citizens do NOT like Flock cameras

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This week our staff writer Fria talked about Google expanding Quick Share/AirDrop support to the Pixel 9 series, OpenAI adding a Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT to protect against prompt injection attacks, the arrival of the long-awaited "AI killswitch" in Firefox 148 (which released this week), and Samsung's new "privacy display" tech. If any of those stores interest you, be sure to check them out and share them around!

Google Expands Quick Share’s AirDrop Support to Pixel 9 Series
Google is expanding support for Quick Share and AirDrop compatibility between Pixel 10 phones and iPhones to include Pixel 9 phones as well.
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes
ChatGPT Adds Lockdown Mode for Protection Against Prompt Injection Attacks
ChatGPT has added Lockdown Mode, “an optional, advanced security setting designed for a small set of highly security-conscious users—such as executives or security teams at prominent organizations—who require increased protection against advanced threats.”
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes
Firefox 148 Releases with Promised AI Killswitch Feature
Firefox version 148 has released, bringing with it the AI killswitch feature that was promised, allowing users to disable all AI features from a single switch.
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes
Samsung Launches New “Privacy Display” to Protect Your Screen
Samsung recently made the new Galaxy S26 Ultra available for pre-order, which features a huge privacy improvement never seen before on a phone: a builtin, toggleable privacy screen that functions on a per-pixel level.
Privacy GuidesFria Reyes

Sources

Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety laws

In response to the wildfire spread of age verification laws around the world, Apple has rolled out a couple of changes to the App Store. To start, Apple is now blocking 18+ apps by default in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore until users verify their ages. The new "Declared Age Range API" is also now available to developers to obtain a user's general age range without receiving any other personal information about the user. Apple notes there may be additional requirements for developers depending on additional laws.