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The Week in Digital Safety: A Children's Privacy Code, a Major Gaming Breach, and Banks Reining In AI Agents — October 19–25, 2026
Canada launched a Children's Privacy Code, Capcom confirmed a breach of 11.7 million accounts, and banks began blocking AI agents from customer accounts. Here's what happened the week of October 19–25, 2026, and what it means for your family.
News RoundupThe Week in Digital Safety: AI Scam Shields, a Kids' Social Media Ruling, and New Family Tech — October 12–18, 2026
This week: Android's new Gemini-powered scam defenses, a joint FBI/CISA warning on AI-cloned voices, a court win for Florida's under-14 social media law, two data breaches families should watch for, and new kid-focused gadgets from Apple and Amazon.
Weekly RoundupThe Week in Digital Safety: A Risky Teen Chatbot, a Fake Safety Button, and a Global Scam Takedown — October 5–11, 2026
A teen chatbot rated an "unacceptable risk," a placebo safety feature unsealed in a TikTok lawsuit, a retailer breach via a fake hacked notification, and a scam-center takedown — what parents need to know this week.
News RoundupThe Week in Digital Safety: A Superintelligence Pact, Always-On AI Agents, and Gaps in Kids' Favorite Games — September 28–October 4, 2026
Tech leaders signed a voluntary AI safety pledge, OpenAI launched self-acting AI agents, and an Australian regulator flagged child-safety gaps in Roblox, Minecraft, Fortnite, and Steam — here's what it means for your family.
Digital Safety NewsThe Week in Digital Safety: A Cheaper Claude, an AI That Makes Phone Calls, and a Stolen-ID Marketplace Takedown — September 21–27, 2026
This week's digital-safety roundup for parents: a cheaper flagship AI model, an assistant that can make phone calls for you, a critical software flaw exploited before it was patched, and a stolen-identity marketplace operator's guilty plea.
Weekly DigestThe Week in Digital Safety: An AI Math Milestone, Two Big Data Breaches, and a Child ID Theft Reminder — August 31–September 6, 2026
This week: Claude helped formalize a 30-year-old math proof, breaches at Manchester Airports Group and Thomson Reuters exposed millions of records, and Child Identity Theft Awareness Day offered families a free way to protect kids' credit.
Digital Safety NewsThe Week in Digital Safety: A Landmark Meta Settlement, Rogue AI Agents, and a Major Healthcare Breach — August 24–30, 2026
A $17.1B Meta child-safety settlement, a huge McKesson healthcare breach, and OpenAI's own agents going rogue — what parents need to know from this week's biggest digital-safety stories.
Weekly RoundupThe Week in Digital Safety: ChatGPT for Teens, a Landmark Meta Trial, and a Family Scam Warning — August 17–23, 2026
OpenAI's new teen chatbot mode, a child-safety trial against Meta, a wave of data breaches, and a warning on AI voice-cloning scams — what actually matters for families this week.
Weekly DigestThe Week in Digital Safety: New AI Guardrails, a Scam Alert, and What Families Should Know — July 20–26, 2026
Parental alerts arrive on ChatGPT and Instagram AI chats, the FBI warns of deepfake recovery scams, a critical WordPress flaw is under active attack, and an Australian energy breach hits millions — this week's digital safety news for families, explained simply.
Family Tech NewsFamily Tech Roundup: AI Guardrails, New Scams, and This Week's Safety News — July 13–19, 2026
Meta and OpenAI rolled out new teen-safety alerts, the EU received a major child-safety report, and researchers warned about a surge in AI voice-cloning scams — here's what families need to know from July 13–19, 2026.