We’ve all been there: you land on a new website or digital service, you’re curious to try it out, and then—bam—you hit the “Create an account” wall. Suddenly you’re typing in your email address, inventing yet another password, and hoping you’ll remember it later. Unless you’re using a solid password manager that can generate and […]
Australia recently took a bold step: a social‑media ban for children under 16. Minors are no longer allowed to create new accounts on major platforms such as TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, or Threads, and existing profiles are to be deactivated. The reasoning is clear: the government wants to protect children from cyberbullying and […]
The term “digital sovereignty” is currently on everyone’s lips—and for good reason. At the latest since the incident involving the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, whose Microsoft email account was politically motivatedly blocked, resulting in the Court’s work being almost brought to a standstill for a period of time.This made it clear how […]
the same item year after year: an upgrade of the good old TV.Bigger screen, better resolution, and of course, smart features. But is a Smart TV actually a smart idea? In this post, I’d like to explain why Smart TVs are not such a smart idea from a data security and privacy perspective, and why […]
Many people use their browser’s incognito or private mode assuming it makes them particularly secure or anonymous online. But the truth is often quite different. To understand what this mode actually does — and what it doesn’t — it’s helpful to first take a closer look at what we really mean when we talk about […]