Über den Digitalen Euro verhandeln seit diesem Monat das Europäische Parlament und die EU-Mitgliedstaaten. Bei Privatsphäre und Datenschutz haben die Institutionen unterschiedliche Vorstellungen. Das ...

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30 September 2026 > As Europe looks to boost innovation and competitiveness, what role does privacy play in building consumer trust and economic growth? Join us on 30 September for a presentation of…

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The EU Commission draft law to restrict young people’s access to the internet that it presented last week will come at a high cost: it will make internet access contingent on age, expand the use of

EU has built an ambitious digital rulebook, but fragmented regulators and political pressure are leaving enforcement behind, argue Kai Zenner and Maria Koomen.

L'immane data breach che ha coinvolto le PEC governative e le banche mette a rischio tutti noi. Breve guida ai rischi all'orizzonte e come proteggersi.

The Polish prime minister says a critical time lies ahead for Ukraine and its Eastern European allies as Russia steps up attacks.

Since its integration into our digital world, social media has played a pivotal role in youth organizing and social mobilization. Yet, people’s access to these platforms is increasingly coming under

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Für viele soziale Medien, Videoplattformen, Apps und Spiele sollen Menschen künftig ihr Alter kontrollieren lassen. Und wenn Erwachsene für Kinder einen Account einrichten, sollen sie ihre Sorgeberech...

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The federal government has inserted a provision into a funding deal with the state of California that would make the state abandon its gold standard net neutrality law, broadband affordability laws, a...

For five months, we tracked over 100,000 ads displayed across 131 websites in Eastern Europe. After decoding the hidden mechanisms behind these ads, we uncovered a network of Russian companies. This investigation reveals what data is harvested from Romanians, who ends up receiving it, and why the ads shown on platforms with conspiratorial and extremist content are among the most valuable to this network.

Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Warren Davidson tell investigatory powers tribunal that secrecy over encrypted data case is ‘needlessly’ straining US-UK relations A bipartisan pair of American politicians is telling Britain’s most secretive court to stop hiding its handling of Apple’s legal fight against a government demand to break into its customers’ encrypted data, warning that Whitehall’s taste for secrecy is “needlessly” straining relations between the two allies. The letter, shared with the Guardian ahead of being sent to the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) on Friday, is signed by the Democratic senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and the Republican congressman Warren Davidson of Ohio. Continue reading...

The EU's ePrivacy framework limits commercial tracking and state access to communications, but it is now being weakened, writes Itxaso Domínguez de Olazábal.

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Alla faccia del leak! Non e’ che dobbiamo bearci… nel dark web ci sono anche tonnellate di copie di documenti italiani. > A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses from people in the United States and Canada. Based on interviews with individuals whose licenses are available for purchase on this service, it appears to be siphoning images collected by a widely-used identity verification company based in Louisiana. KrebsOnSecurity also has learned that the New Orleans field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today launched an official inquiry into the source of the images. Source: _FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses – Krebs on Security_ If you like this post, please consider sharing it.

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In a welcome win for free expression, France’s top court has struck down the country’s legislation that banned social media use for people under 15 years old, which had been scheduled to take effect

MEPs and a group of EU governments want the EU Commission to use its blocking statute to prevent US sanctions against International Criminal Court judges from applying to EU firms and banks.

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The Indian state is adjusting its regulatory perimeter, applying long-standing administrative strategies to new technological architectures, writes Amber Sinha.