internet security

Denmark

Danish schools block 'disruptive' sites for students

Danish high schools are blocking websites that let students access things like social media or shopping in an effort to help them concentrate on school work.

08/08/2024

Tech News

Exclusive: EU to give Big Tech DSA guidelines on protection of minors

The Commission has begun several investigations into child protection online.

17/06/2024

Tech News

Charity warns 2023 was the worst year for child sexual abuse content

Links sharing explicit content of underage children have been spreading in the last year. Here’s what we know about the worst year in history for child sexual abuse imagery.

23/04/2024

Tech News

Safer Internet Day: How parents can protect their children online

A global survey reveals children want tech companies to do more to protect them online but the “smoke and mirrors” promises by tech titans may not be enough.

06/02/2024

Tech News

Google unveils new AI-powered tools to take on ChatGPT and Bing

Google plans to infuse its search engine with artificial intelligence (AI) as it faces fierce competition from Microsoft and ChatGPT.

11/05/2023

Ocean Calls

Ocean Calls podcast: Are underwater cables safe?

In partnership with The European Commission

The media loves telling stories about how one country could steal data from their adversary or cut their web connection altogether by attacking undersea cables. But how true are these claims?

11/05/2023

Tech News

Forget passwords: Google is rolling out 'passkeys'

Tired of clicking on "forgot password"? You're in luck: Google is embracing new "passkey" technology. Here's what you need to know.

04/05/2023

Tech News

I 'hacked' someone else's TikTok. Here's how to avoid it happening

When Euronews journalist Aylin Elci set up a TikTok account, she ended up logging into someone else’s. Here’s what you need to know about SIM swapping.

05/04/2023

Culture news

Pornography in France: A new initiative to block access for minors

"2023 is the end of access to pornographic sites for our children," said Jean-Noël Barrot, the French Minister for Digital Affairs.

06/02/2023

Tech News

The creator of the Web is trying to save it and us. Here’s how

The inventor of the Web, Sir Tim Berners Lee, speaks to Euronews about his mission to save it from Big Tech.

21/11/2022

Tech News

How Iranians are hopping between VPNs to stay connected

Amid mass protests and an Internet crackdown, demand for VPNs has surged in Iran - but finding ones that work is a challenge.

06/11/2022

Tech News

Beware of malicious apps that want to steal your Facebook login

Facebook found more than 400 of the malicious apps were on official app stores.

10/10/2022

Home

Which European country has the best digital quality of life?

Find out where your country ranks for digital quality of life.

21/09/2022

Tech News

Internet Explorer has stopped working - for good

The browser, which first launched in 1995 and once dominated the browser wars, is being replaced by the “faster, more secure” Microsoft Edge.

15/06/2022

Tech News

Kaspersky could be used in cyberattacks in Europe, German agency warns

Software by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky could be "misused" by the Russian government, Germany's information security agency claimed on Tuesday.

15/03/2022

Tech News

UK government wants to restrict porn by verifying ages - again

Previous attempts to apply age verification to online pornography in the UK ended in failure.

08/02/2022

World News

Euroviews. Why is the European Union trying to break the Internet? | View

The European Council's new proposed cybersecurity directive could have disastrous consequences for both users and businesses, warns the Internet Society's Callum Voge

06/11/2021

Tech News

Russia is behind 58% of state-sanctioned hacks, according to Microsoft

In its annual report on cybercrime, Microsoft reveals the top three countries targeted by Russian state-sponsored hackers where the United States, Ukraine and the UK.

08/10/2021

Tech News

ProtonMail secure email gave activist's IP address to French police

The service said it was compelled to hand over the data by a Swiss court order. It said the content of its encrypted emails would never be accessible by authorities.

07/09/2021

Tech News

Emmanuel Macron identifed as potential Pegasus spyware target

Macron headed a list of 14 former or current heads of state who were identified as potential targets of the NSO software.

21/07/2021