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Chat Control: EU Commissioner backs Parliament line on targeted monitoring
As the trialogue negotiations are set to begin on Tuesday, December 9, the debate on the controversial Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) flares up.
YouTube to lock out under-16s in Australia as controversial social media ban looms
YouTube has confirmed it will comply with Australia's strict new age verification laws, following the likes of Meta and X. Yet, critics are raising alarms over privacy and data security.
Ofcom wants to double down on file monitoring in 2026
Experts are concerned about the precedent it may set for users' privacy, despite Ofcom ensuring that measures should not break "end-to-end encryption."
Roblox, FaceTime, and Snapchat blocked in Russia in latest censorship wave
Russia has blocked FaceTime, Roblox, and Snapchat, tightening its censorship push as users lose access to most major Western platforms.
Windscribe rolls out new tools to let you manage your VPN IP address your way
Windscribe introduces IP Pinning and Rotation, giving users more control over their VPN IP and reducing login issues, CAPTCHAs, and streaming errors.
Missouri enforces mandatory age verification
Missouri is the latest US state to enforce age verification legislation, and it's set to provoke yet another surge in VPN usage. Here's what's at stake for your privacy, and what you can do about it.
UK issues £1 million fine to adult platform for failing to comply with age verification rules
AVS Group Ltd also got hit with an additional £50,000 fee for failing to respond to information requests as Ofcom strenghts its grip on Online Safety Act's enforcement.
Ofcom weighs "further action" on VPNs following Online Safety Act
The agency will continue to "collect information about VPN adoption in the UK" to inform their decision
Experts "deeply concerned" by India's plan to force all smartphones to run pre-installed security app
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
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.