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Privacy First urgently calls for democratic debate regarding the digital euro
Privacy First, an independent foundation from the Netherlands that aims to preserve and promote the right to privacy, is worried that we’re “sleepwalking” into the digital euro.
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Europol launches Help4U to support sexual abuse victims
Europol and the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC) have introduced a new digital platform to help children and young adults protect themselves when facing sexual abuse or online harm.
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Australia warns of fake police targeting crypto wallets
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD ACSC) has issued a warning that criminals are impersonating the police force in an attempt to scam citizens out of cryptocurrency funds or seed wallets.
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European Commission announces plans to combat fake news
The European Commission has revealed two plans to help Member States fight disinformation and promote democracy: the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
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Nexperia will continue to operate independently after Dutch government takeover
Nexperia’s China unit claims to be operating independently after the Dutch government took over management of the company’s chip division.
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Febelfin launches board game to warn people about the risks of online fraud
Febelfin has introduced a board game called Hacker Hotline 2.0. It’s an interactive board game to make people aware of the dangers of online fraud in a playful way.
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Chinese woman pleads guilty in the 'largest cryptocurrency seizure in the world' case
After a seven-year investigation by UK police, assisted by Chinese law enforcement, a Chinese woman pleaded guilty to orchestrating a multibillion-dollar bitcoin (BTC) scheme.
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African law enforcement authorities arrest 260 cybercrime suspects
Law enforcement authorities from 14 African countries have arrested 260 cybercrime suspects and seized 1,235 electronic devices.
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Messaging app Sendit guilty of collecting personal data from children and deception
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking legal action against Iconic Hearts Holdings, the company that developed anonymous messaging app Sendit, for unlawfully collecting personal data from children and false advertising.
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UK government is backing Jaguar Land Rover with a £1.5B loan guarantee
British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has received a government loan of £1.5 billion following the cyberattack in early September. The loan is intended to protect the company’s suppliers from financial difficulties.
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Canadian police dismantle cryptocurrency exchange and seize $56M
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have taken down cryptocurrency trading platform TradeOgre and recovered over $56 million worth of cryptocurrency.
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NGOs file a complaint with the European Commission about the Austrian DPA’s budget cuts
Privacy advocacy group noyb and civil rights movement epicenter.works have filed a complaint with the European Commission to put a stop to the data protection authority’s budget cuts.
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The Next Web is pulling the plug at the end of September
After nearly 20 years, techsite The Next Web (TNW) will shut down at the end of the month. In addition, there will be no TNW Conference in 2026.
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UK is tightening Online Safety Act with new rules to battle mental health challenges
Tech companies will be subdued to stricter legal requirements to protect citizens in the United Kingdom from self-harm content.
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Google has to pay a whopping €2.95B over “abusive practices” in online advertising
The European Commission has imposed a €2.95 billion fine for breaching EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry.
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EDRi concerned about ‘simplification’ of GDPR by the European Commission
European Digital Rights, an international nonprofit organization aiming to advance and defend digital rights on the European continent, is worried that the European Commission is trying to weaken the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by ‘simplifying’ certain rules.
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Google loses class-action lawsuit over privacy and must pay $425M
A federal jury in the United States has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating users’ privacy. The search giant was accused of collecting data from millions of users, even after they had disabled a tracking feature in their Google accounts.
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CNIL fines Google for €325M for sending spam emails
The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection authority, has imposed a fine of €325 million on Google for sending unsolicited advertising emails to Gmail users.
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General Court rules in favor of EU-US Data Privacy Framework
The General Court, the second-highest court in the European Union, refuses to annul the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, a pact that was designed to legally transfer data between the EU and the United States.
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Disney settles with FTC over child data collection through YouTube videos
Disney and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have reached an agreement in a case involving the illegal collection of children's data through YouTube.
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