Encryption
EU cancels vote on child sexual abuse law amid encryption concerns
Countries clash over how to safeguard privacy when rooting out illegal pictures and grooming on private chat apps.
Internet giants slammed for failure to fight online porn
Meta whistleblower: Regulators are our ‘last hope’ at fixing social media
Britain’s got some of Europe’s toughest surveillance laws. Now it wants more
Inside the police force scouring the internet to save abused children
The great cryptophone hack: Drug gangs on trial in ‘historic’ Belgian case
UK’s James Cleverly blasts Meta’s encryption push
No more ads on Elon’s X, EU Commission tells staff
Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.
UK watchdog Ofcom puts Big Tech on notice
Regulator Melanie Dawes tells POLITICO “life is going to get tougher from here on in” for tech firms that defy Britain’s Online Safety Act.
Every bill in the King’s Speech, reviewed and rated
POLITICO combs through Rishi Sunak’s legislative agenda — as read out by King Charles III — so you don’t have to.
How Europe became the Wild West of spyware
Forget the EU’s reputation as a global tech enforcer. For surveillance companies, it’s a place where anything goes.
UK dials up fight with Meta over encryption
New campaign comes as the United Kingdom finalizes rules that would allow it to monitor encrypted chats.
Meet the Facebook lobbyist-turned-lord fighting Britain’s encryption crackdown
Richard Allan — and a host of tech execs — are working to thwart rules that could see encrypted messenger apps monitored.
Polish train chaos blamed on radio hackers
IT specialists say radio attacks point to long-standing weaknesses in rail network’s security.
The British diplomat trying to win over the US tech industry
Joe White was sent from London to San Francisco to deliver one big message to American tech firms: Britain is friendlier than Europe. Can that work?
UK locks horns with WhatsApp over threat to break encryption
Encrypted messaging services say they’d rather quit Britain than bust privacy features as part of new bill.
WhatsApp boss to UK, EU: Don’t break encryption
Will Cathcart warns legislative proposals may hamper people’s ability to communicate privately across the internet.
5 telecoms things to watch in 2023
Incoming trends for the year ahead: network AI, metaverse VR, climate-driven solutions, 6G and the path to a quantum internet.
Europe’s digital ambitions won’t be realized without cloud
€2.8 trillion. That’s the economic value that will be unlocked by Europe when its 2030 digital transformation goals are met.
TikTok faces reckoning in the West
A company official admits Europeans’ data is accessed by China-based employees.
Top EU official calls for ‘judicial guarantees’ to stop abuse of spyware
‘We need an EU approach to end the malicious use’ of hacking tools, Commission vice president says.
Troubles and hopes of a digital ‘rentrée’
Three hot digital topics awaiting us this autumn: war, energy and inflation; resilience and cybersecurity; and sustainability of the EU internet ecosystem.
Australia demands tech firms show how they are stopping online child sexual exploitation
The country’s eSafety Commissioner sent legal notices to firms including Apple and Meta to disclose more information on how they were combating this material.
European privacy regulators slam online child abuse law over ‘serious risks’ for rights
European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor air concerns over EU proposal.
Pegasus used by at least 5 EU countries, NSO Group tells lawmakers
NSO Group ‘made mistakes,’ its chief lawyer says.
Pegasus makers face EU grilling. Here’s what to ask them
Uncovering NSO Group’s workings is key for lawmakers trying to gain control of the spyware market.