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Telegram expected to hit a billion users this year, founder says

The platform Telegram is expected to hit one billion users this year, its co-founder said in an interview released this Wednesday.

The Cube

Is the EU digital identity wallet going to strip away our privacy?

The EU's new digital identity wallet, designed to streamline personal information storage and sharing, has raised concerns and conspiracy theories. The Cube takes a look at them.

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Google to purge billions of files containing personal data

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in a settlement of the Chrome privacy case.

Earth News

Eurelectric chief talks data harmony and the future of e-mobility

As carmakers gathered for Autoworld in Brussels this week (6-7 March) transport and energy industry leaders are mulling regulatory affairs, including how to break deadlocks over data to smooth the path for electric vehicles (EVs) to reach European mass market adoption.

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Euroviews. Who is looking after us when our digital safety is undermined?

When tech companies’ surveillance business practices facilitate law enforcement’s push for more access to data, movements are silenced and civic spaces for collective organising shrink, Viktoria Tomova writes.

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AI romantic apps can steal your data as well as your heart - report

This Valentine’s Day “AI soulmates” are giving the ick as they sell or share your personal data to third parties such as Facebook.

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Euroviews. Sledgehammer-style age verification tools won't make the web safer

The proposed technological "solutions" cannot resolve what are actually much more complex societal issues, Ella Jakubowska and Viktoria Tomova write.

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EU digital rights NGOs call for transparency on data access discussion

European digital rights organisations have called in an open letter for more transparency in the experts group that will propose new data access policies for law enforcement.

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Google settles lawsuit over tracking people in 'incognito mode'

The lawsuit alleges that Google spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser.

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At COP28, 12,000 surveillance cameras are causing privacy concerns

The UAE has one of the highest concentrations of surveillance cameras on Earth. Some of those at COP are linked to an Emirati group accused of spying.

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Meta's ad-free subscription service targeted by EU consumer groups

Consumer groups say Meta's ad-free service, starting at €9.99 per month, is "an unfair choice for users".

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Amazon rolls out new independent cloud for Europe

The move will act to address stricter privacy standards across the continent.

World News

Euroviews. The Panama Papers proved encryption is a massive asset for democracy

We should celebrate the transformative power of encryption and spotlight the incredible things it has done in the fight to expose injustice and give a voice to the voiceless, Bastian Obermayer writes.

World News

Euroviews. Are we about to lose the last pillar of our digital security?

Given the grave consequences for the lives of many, and especially the most marginalised, it is crucial that everyone’s privacy is ensured, Viktoria Tomova and Chloé Berthélémy write.

Euronews Tech Talks

The mystery of blockchain explained for 5 year olds

The truth is it can be hard to place trust in something you don’t fully understand, and it's safe to say that blockchain is not exactly a straightforward concept. The Euronews Tech Talks podcast team explains blockchain technology as if you were 5 years old.

Mobility

Drivers warned their modern vehicles are 'wiretaps on wheels'

The Mozilla Foundation warns car manufacturers are failing to give drivers sufficient control over their data privacy.

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TikTok opens Irish data centre in effort to ease privacy fears

TikTok said operations are underway at the first of its three European data centers, part of the Chinese owned app's effort to ease Western fears about privacy risks.

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Tech companies in spotlight as EU's new digital rules come into force

The EU Digital Services Act, which comes into force this week, is leading to big changes in how Internet giants operate in Europe.

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Explained: How does online data protection work in the EU

We take an in-depth look at what personal data is and how it is collected in the EU.

World News

Euroviews. Commissioner Johannson countered privacy concerns with more straw men

The Commissioner's failure to answer the issues we raise shows she knows the European Commission’s regulation on Child Sexual Abuse Material cannot succeed. Instead, the post responds to statements we never made, Carmela Troncoso and Bart Preneel write.