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Britain's media regulator Ofcom has formally launched an investigation into TikTok over child safety failures. The move follows a May review that found the platform simply wasn't doing enough to protect younger users. If found in breach of the Online Safety Act, TikTok could face significant penalties.
That story connects to a broader anxiety playing out in security circles this week, where a report from The Register highlights a law firm that operated with a single shared password across its systems. Remarkably, the firm escaped serious damage, but the incident is a sharp reminder that credential hygiene isn't optional — it's the foundation everything else rests on.
And for anyone who has ever wondered what websites actually know about you the moment you land on their page, a new browser fingerprinting tool demonstrates just how much your browser gives away without you ever clicking a thing. Twenty distinct signals — from your screen resolution to your installed fonts — can combine to identify you across the web with unsettling precision.
Those are the stories shaping the conversation today. Keep surfing. Tech Beat out.
