After the UK, online age verification is landing in the EU
Five EU countries are set to test an age verification app to protect children online Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, and Italy are the first to test this technical solution The…
The UK could make a U-turn on Apple’s encryption backdoor demand
The UK could soon back down on its demand for an Apple encryption backdoor US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have been putting strong pressure against it Apple killed…
The EU could be scanning your chats by October 2025 – here’s everything we know
Denmark has reintroduced the disputed child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill on the first day of its EU Presidency The so-called Chat Control proposal could be adopted as early as…
Microsoft is phasing out passwords soon – here’s why passkeys are replacing them and what to do next
Microsoft is officially phasing out saved passwords in its Authenticator app. From August 2025, the app will no longer support autofill or password storage. Instead, users will need replace saved…
Chat Control – Poland’s EU Presidency gives up on the voluntary scan of your encrypted chats
Poland’s EU Presidency also failed to find a majority on the disputed child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill The EU Commission first unveiled the so-called Chat Control proposal in May…
German consumer protection group calls on Meta to halt its AI training in the EU – will other countries follow suit?
A German consumer protection group is calling on Meta to halt its AI training plans in the EU All public posts and user interactions are set to feed Meta AI…
Meta is set to train its AI models with Europeans’ public data, and you can stop it doing so
Meta will soon start training its AI models with EU users’ data Meta AI will be trained with all users’ interactions and public content posted on Meta’s social platforms The…
Tuta Mail could soon be your default iOS mail app – but only after filing a complaint against Apple
Tuta Mail filed a DMA complaint against Apple on April 2, 2025, for failing to enable Tuta among the default mail apps on iOS The encrypted email provider issued the…
A massive SMS toll fee scam is sweeping the US – here’s how to stay safe, according to the FBI
US smishing scam claims that unpaid toll service fees are due SMS messages include a bogus link to make an online payment Cybercriminals are using more than 10,000 domains to…
Worried about DeepSeek? Well, Google Gemini collects even more of your personal data
China-developed DeepSeek AI has raised plenty of privacy and security concerns since its launch, with some governments no longer offering the service at all or launching investigations into its data-handling…