by dbadmin | Feb 13, 2026 | Meta, News, Privacy, Smart Glasses
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Meta is reportedly planning to implement facial recognition in its smart glasses this year. The feature, called “Name Tag,” could identify people in view and surface information via Meta’s AI assistant. The move would...
by dbadmin | Feb 13, 2026 | News, Privacy, Ring
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Ring has canceled its planned integration with Flock Safety after weeks of public backlash and user concern. Ring says no customer videos were ever shared with Flock. While its Community Requests feature will continue,...
by dbadmin | Feb 9, 2026 | Discord, News, Privacy
TL;DR Discord will soon treat all accounts as teen-friendly by default unless it’s confident you’re of an adult age. Access to age-restricted servers and features may require video selfie age checks or ID verification. The move echoes YouTube’s recent age-verification...
by dbadmin | Jan 30, 2026 | News, Privacy
Credit: Electronic Frontier Foundation TL;DR The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s new “Encrypt It Already” campaign pressures Apple, Google, Meta, and others to make strong encryption the default. EFF is calling out stalled features like encrypted group chats,...
by dbadmin | Jan 20, 2026 | email, Privacy, Software lists
Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority All those free and popular email services like Gmail aren’t as private as you think. The companies behind them have access to your email account, so they can technically view every email you have ever sent and received....
by dbadmin | Jan 7, 2026 | CES 2026, Features, Privacy, Punkt
I just saw something at CES 2026 that felt like a relic of the past: an Android phone with strong privacy features, a removable battery, expandable storage, solid specs, and no AI features. It’s the type of Android phone that Samsung and Google won’t make, but another...
