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Europe's GDPR cops dished out €1.2B in fines last year as data breaches piled up

22 January 2026 at 08:39

Regulators logged over 400 personal data breach notifications a day for first time since law came into force

GDPR fines pushed past the Β£1 billion (€1.2 billion) mark in 2025 as Europe's regulators were deluged with more than 400Β data breach notifications a day, according to a new survey that suggests the post-plateau era of enforcement has well and truly arrived.…

Child safety or age-gating for all? UK social media ban plan draws fire

21 January 2026 at 05:15

Open Rights Group says plans would create serious privacy risks

The UK government's proposed ban on under-16s using social media would amount to building a mass age-verification system for the entire internet, creating "serious risks to privacy, data protection, and freedom of expression," digital rights advocates have warned.…

Global economy shrugs off US tariff shock, tech spending does heavy lifting

20 January 2026 at 06:26

Wave of American-imposed tariffs failed to derail global growth, according to the IMF

The global economy has proved more resilient than many expected in the wake of US tariff shocks, with the International Monetary Fund now projecting worldwide growth of 3.3 percent in 2026 as a surge in AI investment helps offset trade disruption.…

Fast Pair, loose security: Bluetooth accessories open to silent hijack

17 January 2026 at 07:26

Sloppy implementation of Google spec leaves 'hundreds of millions' of devices vulnerable

Hundreds of millions of wireless earbuds, headphones, and speakers are vulnerable to silent hijacking due to a flaw in Google's Fast Pair system that allows attackers to seize control without the owner ever touching the pairing button.…

Sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that! PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

16 January 2026 at 11:44

Microsoft claims it's a Secure Launch bug

We're not saying Copilot has become sentient and decided it doesn't want to lose consciousness. But if it did, it would create Microsoft's January Patch Tuesday update, which has made it so that some PCs flat-out refuse to shut down or hibernate, no matter how many times you try.…

Bankrupt scooter startup left one private key to rule them all

16 January 2026 at 06:59

Owner reverse-engineered his ride, revealing authentication was never properly individualized

An Estonian e-scooter owner locked out of his own ride after the manufacturer went bust did what any determined engineer might do. He reverse-engineered it, and claims he ended up discovering the master key that unlocks every scooter the company ever sold.…

Apple, Google pulled into Grok controversy as campaigners demand app store takedown

15 January 2026 at 10:50

The chatbot's challenges no longer just Elon Musk’s problem, as campaigners call on tech giants to step in

The ongoing Grok fiasco has claimed two more unwilling participants, as campaigners demand Apple and Google boot X and its AI sidekick out of their app stores, because of the Elon Musk-owned AI's tendency to produce illicit images of real people.…

US regulator tells GM to hit the brakes on customer tracking

15 January 2026 at 08:30

Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it's a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums

The Federal Trade Commission has banned General Motors and subsidiary OnStar from sharing drivers' precise location and behavior data with consumer reporting agencies for five years under a 20-year consent order finalized January 14.…

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