New EU law to fight online sexual abuse of children
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New EU legislation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse online is proposed by the EU Commission. A new independent EU Centre on Child Sexual Abuse (EU Centre) will act
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Soon it will be ok to forget the password
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Passwords are a hassle! If you use one to access many services you’re vulnerable and if you have zillions, you forget which one to use. Big tech companies are now
EU Commission thinks Apple abusing its dominance for mobile payments
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Apple has abused its dominant position in markets for mobile wallets on iOS devices, EU Commission says in a preliminary decision. If confirmed, the company could be forced to open
A big tech week with ups and downs
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It was both ups and downs during the week with many big tech companies presenting quarterly reports. Amazon reported a loss for the first time in 15 years; Meta’s Facebook
Microsoft warns Russian cyberattacks can be expanded
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Russian cyberattacks related to the war in Ukraine could be expanded and target also countries providing military assistance to Ukraine, Microsoft´s corporate vice president Tom Burt warns in a blog
Survey shows how hard it is to spot fake news
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It’s more difficult than you think to spot disinformation online. More than a third of internet users, adults and children, don’t know that online content might be false or biased,
Obama supports big tech regulation to fight online disinformation
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Former US president Barack Obama has entered the heated discussion about regulation of big tech and social media. At a Stanford University conference he said “regulation has to be part
EU vs Big Tech: Digital Acts approved
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Rules on how to limit the power and dominance of the world’s big tech companies will soon come into force in the European Union. The European Parliament and the European
Spyware Pegasus found at Downing Street 10
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The infamous Israeli Pegasus spyware is suspected to have infected official UK networks including the prime minister´s office on Downing Street 10 and the foreign and commonwealth office, Toronto University’s
Tech, Media & Telco are the businesses worst hit by fraud
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Tech, media and telecommunication sectors are the worst hit by fraud. Close to two-thirds of companies in these businesses have experienced some form of fraud – the highest incidence of