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What happens to your data when you verify your age – and what are the risks?

By Sam Dawson published

The new Online Safety Act means that age verification is now a fact of life when you’re browsing from the UK. But are your selfie or ID being stored safely?

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Scams in Australia August 2025: the latest cybercrime trends to be aware of

By Zachariah Kelly last updated

Here's how you can stay safe from scams trending in Australia and thwart cybercriminals with greater awareness.

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It’s not perfect, but the UK Online Safety Act deserves our support, as well as some improvements

By Dan Sung published

We support the broad aims of the UK's new age verification laws, while acknowledging very real concerns about web users' privacy and free speech rights.

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4 regions you didn't know already had age verification laws – and how they're enforced

By Shaun Rockwood published

How do the age verification requirements of the UK’s Online Safety Act compare to similar laws around the world?

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A "political blackmail" – the EU Parliament is pressing for an agreement on the chat scanning bill

By Chiara Castro published

According to the Council Legal Service, the latest Danish Chat Control proposal still violates human rights – but the Parliament pushes for an agreement to be found.

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From face scans to credit checks: how UK age verification works and why it’s a privacy nightmare

By Mark Gill published

The mission to protect children online comes at a cost of privacy

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How to safely verify your age on X – prove your age without risking your personal data

By Sam Dawson published

X's new age verification system promises safety, but it also poses several privacy dilemmas for users

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The EU could be scanning your chats by October 2025 – here's everything we know

By Chiara Castro last updated

As Denmark began its EU Presidency on July 1, 2025, the Chat Control proposal came back to the lawmakers' table on the very first day.

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Google confirms the UK has not asked it to weaken encryption with a backdoor – unlike Apple

By Monica J. White published

Google has just confirmed that the UK hasn't asked it to weaken its end-to-end encryption by installing a backdoor. Apple wasn't so lucky, though.

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After the UK, online age verification is landing in the EU

By Chiara Castro published

Five EU countries are set to test an age verification app to protect children, despite privacy and security concerns.

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