Google's Threat Intelligence Group says a criminal hacker group used a large language model to find a previously unknown flaw ...

Some age-verification systems are no match for enterprising children, who have found that drawing on a fake mustache with a makeup pencil is enough to skirt the blocks of adult websites. U.K.-based ...

Apple first launched its own age verification feature in the UK back in March, before rolling it out to other countries. The move is intended to comply with a growing trend for age verification ...

Ty Pendlebury, senior editor for TV and home audio, started at CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He rigorously tests, reviews and writes about the latest ...

The porn giant blocked its content from new UK users in February but says device-based age verification is more secure than third-party sites. Three months after Pornhub blocked access to new users in ...

A hot potato: Plenty of states (and countries) now have age-restriction measures placed on pornography sites, which are often circumvented using VPNs. But a Utah law is about to go into effect that ...

Microsoft has rolled out its most significant Excel Copilot update yet, introducing interactive editing modes, Python integration, and agentic AI capabilities. The upgrade aims to make complex ...

Last fall, Apple launched a new Digital ID feature in the Wallet app. Now, that feature can officially be used as an age verification method in several cases on iPhone. Here’s what that means. Apple’s ...

Editor's take: Google is once again trying to simplify something that was already fairly easy and convenient. Mountain View's latest target is email-based authentication, which is now dropping the ...

Social media platforms. App stores. And next—computers and smartphones? If some lawmakers get their way, Americans could have to show IDs or submit facial scans to so much as open a laptop or power up ...

Scammers built a convincing fake Windows update site that installs password-stealing malware. Learn how the multi-stage attack works and how to stay safe.

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland will be required to verify their age later in 2026 in order to access certain features. The features that will require ...