Journalism
Journalism
Big Tech
Meta and Google announce news blocking following Bill C-18
Today Google announced plans to block news on their platforms upon the implementation of Bill C-18, the Online News Act. Meta has also announced plans for news blocking, although...
Shorts
EU Media Freedom Act: EDPS calls for better protection for all journalists and a ban on highly advanced military-grade spyware
In its Opinion published today, the EDPS welcomes the objectives pursued in the proposed EU Media Freedom Act to protect media freedom, independence and pluralism across the EU. Media...
Rights
Poland: Use of Pegasus spyware to hack politicians highlights threat to civil society
Confirming that Amnesty International has independently confirmed that Pegasus spyware was used to hack Polish senator, Krzysztof Brejza, when he was running the opposition’s 2019 parliamentary election campaign, Amnesty...
Rights
EU: Pegasus project prize win highlights importance of media freedom
Responding to the news that the European Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Prize for Journalism has been awarded to the Forbidden Stories Consortium, of which Amnesty International was the technical partner,...
Cyber Crime
«ClickFix» – Wenn eine vermeintliche Fehlerbehebung oder Verifikation eine Malware installiert
Aktuell beobachtet das BACS eine Zunahme von Meldungen zu der Infektionsmethode «ClickFix». Dabei werden Nutzerinnen und Nutzer durch vorgetäuschte technische Probleme dazu verleitet, schädlichen Code selbstständig in die Kommandozeile...
Cyber Security
Splunk Report: Agentic AI Takes Center Stage in CISOs’ Path to Digital Resilience
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Cisco today announced the release of Splunk’s annual report,The CISO Report: From Risk to Resilience in the AI Era, surveying 650 global Chief Information Security...
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AlgorithmWatch schließt sich Klage gegen französischen Bewertungsalgorithmus an
Berlin – Die Klage wurde ursprünglich vor etwas mehr als einem Jahr von 15 zivilgesellschaftlichen...
Surveillance
Staatstrojaner für Geheimdienste: GFF zieht wegen uferloser Befugnisse vor...
Berlin/Straßburg – Die Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) hat beim Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte (EGMR) in...
EFF Calls on Tech Companies to ‚Encrypt It Already!‘
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched "Encrypt It Already," a campaign pushing six tech companies...
76.9% of internet users protected their data in 2025
In 2025, 76.9% of EU internet users protected their data online by taking steps to manage access to their...