A look at anti-pornography “accountability apps” used by churches; two apps exploited Android’s accessibility permissions to monitor congregants’ every move (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired)

Emma Camp / Reason:
Critics say the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, a digital privacy law for minors, could lead to invasive age verification methods like face-scanning  —  While the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act was hailed as a victory for digital privacy, critics warn of a litany of unintended consequences.

Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google adds new accessibility and sharing features to Android, including a Nearby Share feature to automatically accept transfers between users’ own devices  —  Oh, and you can stick Bitmoji on your watch, too  —  Android is introducing a clutch of new features to improve accessibility …

Vas Panagiotopoulos / Wired:
A look at the use of biometric surveillance tech in European soccer stadiums; 15,000+ cameras will monitor fans in eight stadiums at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar  —  Stadiums around the world, including at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, are subjecting spectators to invasive biometric surveillance tech.

Andy Baio / Waxy.org:
Tech companies working with AI are shielding themselves from accountability by outsourcing data collection and model training to academic and non-profit groups  —  Yesterday, Meta’s AI Research Team announced Make-A-Video, a “state-of-the-art AI system that generates videos from text.”

MacRumors:
A source details the behavior of iPhone 14 Pro’s always-on display, including Widgets fading in and out to prevent OLED burn-in and customizable visual elements  —  The iPhone 14 Pro will feature unique behavior on the Lock Screen and significant changes to the status bar thanks to its always-on display …

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
Apple is working on a Custom Accessibility Mode for iOS 16.2 beta 2, codenamed Clarity, helping make the iPhone’s and the iPad’s UI more user-friendly  —  Apple on Tuesday released iOS 16.2 beta 2 to developers as the company gets ready to make the update available to the public in December.