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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.

Australia expects platforms to "stop under-16s from using VPNs" to evade social media ban
By Samuel Woodhams published
The regulator has refused to say how this will work in practice

Russia's Digital Iron Curtain: WhatsApp next on the chopping block
By Rene Millman published
Russia's communications regulator has threatened a complete ban on WhatsApp. The move comes as the Kremlin's crackdown on internet freedom intensifies.

US Congress to consider App Store age verification measures
By Chiara Castro published
While the Congress is set to discuss 19 bills focused on child safety online, the App Store Accountability Act is the one that worries Apple and Google the most. Here's what's at stake.

Missouri search for VPNs quadruples as age verification laws kick in
By Chiara Castro last updated
Starting from November 30, age checks became mandatory to access adult-only content. And citizens are turning to VPNs.

Age verification or censorship? Missouri's new rules are age-gating way more than adult sites
By Chiara Castro published
A day after implementation, experts' concerns about the law's mission creep seem to have become a reality. Here's all we know.

VPN support lands on next-gen Amazon Fire TV Sticks – but only two VPNs are ready
By Chiara Castro last updated
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select finally got the needed update to support VPN apps. Only NordVPN and IPVanish are ready – and they are both on sale.

Apple, Google required to provide digital ID tools under Missouri age verification law – but are they ready?
By Chiara Castro last updated
Missouri's law is set to further fuel the debate around age verification and privacy. Digital IDs could be good for security if well-implemented, but some websites are taking a different route.
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