Inside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valley

From a media blockade to “nationalizing” government software, Denmark has become a laboratory for resisting U.S. Big Tech. But is the price of sovereignty too high?

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Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

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Backlash as new EU political ad rules kick in

Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.

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[Перевод] Postgres Pro TDE — security and performance

TDE comes in many flavors — from encryption at the TAM level to full-cluster encryption and tablespace markers. We take a close look at Percona, Cybertec/EDB, Pangolin/Fujitsu, and show where you lose performance and reliability, and where you gain flexibility. On top of that, Vasily Bernstein, Deputy head of product development, and Vladimir Abramov, senior security engineer, will share how Postgres Pro Enterprise implements key rotation without rewriting entire tables — and why AES-GCM was the clear choice.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/postgrespro/articles/943590/

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Postgres Pro TDE — security and performance

Data needs protection Databases hold a lot of information. And usually, part of that information is so critical that it has to be properly protected from unauthorized access. At the SQL interface...

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Europe’s GDPR privacy law is headed for red tape bonfire within ‘weeks’

Long seen as untouchable in Brussels, the GDPR is next on the list of the EU’s crusade against overregulation.

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UK ICO Issues GDPR Warning Over Children's Data Usage - RedPacket Security

The UK’s data protection watchdog has recently signaled a crucial investigation into TikTok and other platforms concerning their use of children’s data. This

RedPacket Security
Google Blocks 2.36 Million Policy-Violating Apps and Bans Developer Accounts - RedPacket Security

Google Play has blocked 2.36 million policy-violating apps from being published and banned 158,000 developer accounts associated with harmful activities in

RedPacket Security
Italy’s privacy regulator goes after DeepSeek

Italy’s data protection authority is asking Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for formal responses on how it handles Italians’ data when they use its AI chatbot app.…

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Therapists of the fediverse: how do you communicate safely with clients or other professionals privacy-wise?

How do you organise this communication in a way so that no-one - including police - can steal it?

Are you using encrypted computers and #email or #messengers with #e2e #encryption? - If so, what messengers or method are you using?

Are you storing documents in a safe? If so, where and what brand?

What is feasible, what is practical?

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The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? (The Guardian)

Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/eu-digital-surveillance-child-protection

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The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer?

Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering, says journalist Apostolis Fotiadis

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