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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 […]
The UK could make a U-turn on Apple’s encryption backdoor demand
(Image credit: Shutterstock / nikkimeel) The UK could soon back down on its demand for an Apple encryption backdoor US […]
Convenience over privacy? Nearly one in three Brits sharing confidential information with AI chatbots
(Image credit: Shutterstock) 30% of Britons are providing AI chatbots with confidential personal information Research from NymVPN shows company and […]
Elmo didn’t love this – hackers took over his account and it’s probably because of a mistake you can easily avoid
(Image credit: Getty Images) Poor Elmo. The adorable, perpetually 3-year-old Sesame Street character loves us, but someone clearly does not […]
Deepseek faces ban in Germany as privacy watchdog reports the app to Google and Apple as “illegal content”
Image credit: Pixabay (Image credit: Photo Illustration by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Germany is calling on Apple and […]
The EU could be scanning your chats by October 2025 – here’s everything we know
Image credit: Pixabay (Image credit: Pixabay) Denmark has reintroduced the disputed child sexual abuse (CSAM) scanning bill on the first […]
Microsoft is phasing out passwords soon – here’s why passkeys are replacing them and what to do next
(Image credit: Shutterstock / Postmodern Studio) Microsoft is officially phasing out saved passwords in its Authenticator app. From August 2025, […]
5 new frightening cyber scams to look out for in 2025
(Image credit: Getty Images) Stepping into a new year does not necessarily mean we will enter a new era of […]
FBI issues urgent warning about new SMS toll scam – here’s how to spot it and what to do
(Image credit: Shutterstock / Ken Stocker) US text message scam claims that unpaid toll fees are owed Messages include a […]