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Scams in Australia December 2025: types, latest cybercrime trends and how to protect yourself
By Zachariah Kelly, Ben Mansill last updated
The latest tips on how to stay safe from cybercriminals and stop scams in their tracks.

The EU prepares ground for wider data retention – and VPN providers are among the targets
By Chiara Castro last updated
With the Chat Control bill entering its final stage, the EU Council has been busy thinking about what a new data retention framework could look like.

Privacy vs control: a “whack-a-mole game” with no clear winners
By Rob Dunne published
Are authorities going too far in their pursuit of safety?

Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog
By Chiara Castro published
It's the latest blow to encryption in the UK

Chat Control: EU Commissioner backs Parliament line on targeted monitoring
By Chiara Castro published
As the trialogue negotiations are set to begin on Tuesday, December 9, the debate on the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) flares up.

Experts "deeply concerned" by India's plan to force all smartphones to run pre-installed security app
By Chiara Castro last updated
Authorities said the state-owned Sanchar Saathi app comes as a way to halt cybercrime, but digital rights experts fear for users' privacy and mission creep. Here's all we know.

"A disaster waiting to happen" – The privacy tech world reacts to the new Chat Control bill
By Chiara Castro published
While an agreemnet on "voluntary" chat scanning has now been reached, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Netherlands are still against the compromise. And privacy experts aren't celebrating.

Chat Control: EU lawmakers finally agree on the voluntary scanning of your private chats
By Chiara Castro published
While welcoming voluntary CSAM scanning, scientists warn that some aspects of the revised bill "still bring high risks to society without clear benefits for children."
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