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Thursday, July 8, 2021

EuroDIG News

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Digital trade: Tech industry pushes Europe for WTO data flows deal

netzpolitik­.org

thumbnail Documents reveal the lobbying push by Microsoft, Google and other tech giants to influence secretive trade talks that could change the future of the internet.


EU Parliament lets companies look for child abuse on their platforms, with reservations

politico­.eu

thumbnail Privacy-conscious lawmakers say the rules are ‘legally flawed’ and endanger privacy.


Dutch court rejects Facebook’s bid to have privacy lawsuit in the Netherlands dismissed

theverge­.com

thumbnail The Amsterdam-based Data Privacy Foundation and Dutch consumer advocacy organization Consumentenbond are suing Facebook on behalf of users over what they claim are violations of European Union privac…


Swedish Coop supermarkets shut due to US ransomware cyber-attack

bbc­.com

thumbnail Some 500 stores are forced to close due to the ripple effects of a major cyber attack in the US.


The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network is now ready to take off

digital-strategy­.ec­.europa­.eu

Together with the Joint Cyber Unit, proposed on 23 June, it is part of the EU Cybersecurity Strategy aimed to ensure that all citizens and businesses are safe from cyber threats, to make physical and…


Coordinated action cuts off access to VPN service used by ransomware groups

europol­.europa­.eu

thumbnail This week, law enforcement and judicial authorities in Europe, the US and Canada have seized the web domains and server infrastructure of DoubleVPN. This is a virtual private network (VPN) service wh…


US and UK agencies accuse Russia of political cyber-campaign

bbc­.com

thumbnail The attackers targets include parliaments and political parties in a continuing operation.


Should Internet Users Pay a Piracy Levy To Ensure Creators Get Paid?

torrentfreak­.com

thumbnail Should all buyers of phones, tablets and PCs in the UK pay a levy in order to compensate for supposed losses attributed to pirates?


Dating apps in 2021: technically safer but threats of stalking and doxing still loom

kaspersky­.com

thumbnail From robot companions to AI choosing the perfect partner, technology has become permanently entwined with dating and finding love, especially after a year and a half of lockdown that made digital con…


Internet Use in Switzerland 2011—2019: Trends, Attitudes and Effects

papers­.ssrn­.com

Summary Report from the World Internet Project – Switzerland


Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they're worried a friend is 'becoming an extremist'

cnn­.com

thumbnail Some Facebook users in the United States are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist. Others are being notified that they may have be…


Why quantum and data protection should go hand in hand -- GCN

gcn­.com

thumbnail Identifying and safeguarding infrastructure and critical data in the post-quantum world should be part of an agency’s overall cybersecurity risk management program, current data security practices an…


Navigating ad fraud and consumer privacy abuse in programmatic advertising

techcrunch­.com

thumbnail To capitalize on the promise of video advertising in mobile and CTV, and measure ad efficacy with confidence, business leaders must ensure that they’re reaching customers — not bots.


Top 5 Scam Techniques: What Every User Needs to Know

tripwire­.com

thumbnail Some of the most common scam techniques exploit our characteristics and heuristics, or things that make us human and fallible.


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