Disinformation is becoming a major concern across Europe. Digital identity, privacy and reputation are now closely linked. The General Data Protection Regulation provides key protections but raises new legal challenges. Courts are shaping how privacy and free expression are balanced. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Internet & Online, Media, News, Poland, Society
Tagged AI generated content, content moderation, Court rulings regulatory frameworks and emerging proposals highlight Europe’s effort to balance personal data protection with freedom of expression, data protection, digital governance, digital identity, Digital Services Act, digital sovereignty, disinformation, European Commission, European Digital Media Observatory, European Union, fact-checking, Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius, freedom of expression, From GDPR to new policy proposals Europe’s response to digital risks is shifting toward a more assertive model of individual rights and platform accountability, General Data Protection Regulation, generative AI, media accountability, misinformation, online platforms, online privacy, reputational harm, Right to be Forgotten, Robert Szustkowski, Stefan Kulk, The convergence of AI-driven content persistent online data and regulatory reform is accelerating calls for stronger safeguards across the European Union, World Economic Forum
Europe is facing a growing challenge from disinformation, widely seen as a threat to democratic stability and public trust. Public concern is high, with Eurobarometer data indicating that a significant share of EU citizens are worried about false or misleading … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Media, News, Poland, Society
Tagged AI generated content, content moderation, Cybersecurity, data protection, democratic stability, digital governance, digital identity, Digital Services Act, disinformation, EU regulation, European Commission, European Digital Media Observatory, European Union, fact-checking, freedom of expression, General Data Protection Regulation, Gillian Tett, Krzysztof Gawkowski, media accountability, misinformation, online platforms, online privacy, Poland, reputational harm, Right to be Forgotten, Robert Szustkowski, Wojciech Głażewski, World Economic Forum
(IN BRIEF) Europe is witnessing a significant shift toward stronger individual control over digital identity, as citizens increasingly use legal mechanisms like the GDPR’s “right to be forgotten” to manage their online presence and protect their reputations. In early 2026, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Poland
Tagged AI generated content, Amazon, content moderation, data protection, digital governance, digital identity, Digital Services Act, digital sovereignty, disinformation, EU regulation, European Commission, European Digital Media Observatory, Facebook, freedom of information, General Data Protection Regulation, generative AI, Google, legal enforcement, media content, misinformation, online platforms, online privacy, online reputation management, personal data removal, privacy rights, Right to be Forgotten, Robert Szustkowski, search engine requests, TikTok, transparency reports, Wojciech Głażewski
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom and Samsung have launched Magenta Security Mobile.ID, a mobile security platform that transforms smartphones into secure digital identity tools capable of replacing physical keys, access cards, and authentication hardware. Built around a tamper-resistant Secure Element within … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Access Control, Bluetooth, Cybersecurity, DACH region, data sovereignty, deepfake prevention, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Telekom and Samsung Launch Magenta Security Mobile.ID to Replace Physical Credentials With Secure Smartphone Identity, digital identity, digital signatures, encryption, enterprise authentication, European digital trust, identity management, Magenta Security Mobile ID, Magenta Security Mobile.ID Positions Smartphones as Central Tool for Trusted Access Authentication and Encryption Services, mobile security platform, Mobile World Congress 2026, near field communication, New Mobile.ID Platform Targets Enterprise Security Transformation Across Europe With Hardware Free Deployment Model, NFC, Samsung, Secure Element, smartphone security
Europe is entering a new phase of digital transformation where trust, not just digitisation, is becoming the core metric of success. The EU is shifting from policy and regulatory design to real deployment, with identity wallets, data spaces, and privacy-preserving … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Spain, Technology, Telecom, Türkiye
Tagged advisory board members Ignacio Alamillo, AI Act, Alberto Pedrouzo, attribute-based verification, auditability, BDVA, Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Coimbra, citizen adoption, citizen-controlled identity, cloud federation, connector protocols, consent management, cybersecurity research, Cybersocial Lab, Data Act, Data Governance, data sovereignty, Data sovereignty becomes operational as the EU transitions from frameworks to functional infrastructure, data spaces, Data Spaces Business Alliance DSBA, Data Spaces Support Centre DSSC, deepfake detection, differential privacy, digital identity, digital identity wallet, Digital Public Services, digital rights, digital transformation, eIDAS 2.0, eIDAS2, EU data sovereignty, EU digital transformation, EU digital trust architecture enters its implementation era — from regulation to deployment, EU identity strategy, EUDI Wallet, EUDI Wallets, Europe begins building a trusted digital infrastructure grounded in data sovereignty and citizen identity control, Europe digital trust, Europe tests whether privacy-first digital ecosystems can scale beyond policy into everyday use, European Data Spaces, European data spaces move closer to reality as TrustED activates pilot rollout and UI testing, European Digital Identity, European privacy, federated data collaboration, federated learning, FIWARE Foundation, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Fraunhofer AISEC, Fraunhofer ISST, From design to deployment TrustED advances toward EU-scale testing of citizen-controlled digital identity, Fundación Cibervoluntarios, Gaia-X, Gaia-X Association, GDPR, Gradiant, homomorphic encryption, Horizon Europe, Identity wallets data-space pilots and privacy-tech form the backbone of Europe’s emerging digital trust framework, Infocert SPA, International Data Spaces Association IDSA, interoperability, KPMG European privacy report, KPMG privacy statistic, metadata standards, pan-European identity framework, pets, Pietro Bartoccioni, pilot deployment, privacy risk mitigation, privacy-enhancing technologies, privacy-preserving technologies, Promptly, prototype wallet testing, public privacy concerns, public trust, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Rome meeting, Rome meeting marks turning point as TrustED prepares live SSI and privacy pilots across Europe, secure authentication, secure data exchange, secure multi-party computation, selective disclosure, self-sovereign identity, SESTEK, Sovereign Cloud, sovereign data infrastructure, SSI, SSI self-sovereign identity, traceability, transparent data sharing, Tree Technology, TrustED, trusted computation, trusted digital ecosystems, trusted infrastructure, TrustED project, UI prototype testing, usage control, user-centric design, verifiable credentials, voice biometrics, volunteer focus groups, zero knowledge proofs, ZKPs, €53 billion EU digital investment, €53bn digital investment
(IN BRIEF) Thales has achieved a European first with the high-level (EAL6+) Common Criteria certification of its quantum-resistant smartcard, the MultiApp 5.2 Premium PQC. Certified by France’s ANSSI, the smartcard integrates post-quantum cryptographic mechanisms standardized by NIST to secure sensitive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ANSSI, CEA-Leti, Common Criteria, Cybersecurity, data protection, digital identity, Driver’s Licenses, EAL6+, electronic ID cards, encryption, Europe, FIPS 204, Franck Sadmi, French Cybersecurity Agency, Gartner, health cards, MultiApp 5.2 Premium PQC, Nathalie Gosset, NIST, Post-quantum cryptography, PQC, PQC4eMRTD, quantum computing, quantum-resistant smartcard, secure authentication, Thales, Thales Group, Thales Leads Europe into the Quantum-Safe Era with ANSSI-Certified Smartcard for Secure Digital Identities, Thales Pioneers Post-Quantum Cybersecurity with EAL6+ Certified Smartcard for Next-Generation Identity Solutions
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom launches #OwnYourWorld, a Gen Z‑focused campaign that spotlights hidden digital threats through a striking VTSS music video and a six‑episode series of influencer‑led, bite‑sized masterclasses. Commissioned research reveals a gulf between privacy concerns (90 percent) and confidence (7 percent) among … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged #OwnYourWorld, brainrot culture, data privacy, Deutsche Telekom, digital identity, Digitally Secure, doppelgängers, Gen-Z, masterclasses, ownyourworld.online, Savanta research, Shadrinsky, social media education, Telekom Electronic Beats, Ulrich Klenke, VTSS
(IN BRIEF) Stina Ehrensvärd, co-founder of Yubico, has been named the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2025. She was recognized for her visionary leadership in revolutionizing internet security and advancing Yubico’s mission to make the internet safer. Stina’s work … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, Cybersecurity, digital identity, entrepreneurial leadership, Entrepreneurship, EY, EY Global Chair, EY World Entrepreneur of the Year, INNOVATION, Internet Security, Janet Truncale, leadership, multifactor authentication, societal impact, Stina Ehrensvärd, Sweden, Yubico, YubiKey
(IN BRIEF) Thales, a leading European high-tech company in civil and defense sectors, announces the launch of cortAIx, an AI accelerator. cortAIx aims to equip armed forces, aircraft manufacturers, and critical infrastructure operators with secure and efficient AI solutions. Thales … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged aerospace, AI, AI accelerator, AI capabilities, air defence radars, Air Traffic Control systems, AirMaster surveillance radars, civil, cortAIx, cortAIx Factory, cortAIx Lab, cortAIx Sensors, Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecure AI, Cybersecurity, data analysis, defence fields, defense technology, digital identity, optronics, Patrice Caine, radar, radio, RESEARCH, Sensors, Sonar, Talios pod, Thales, Thales sensors
(IN BRIEF) Thales is expanding its presence in Singapore by establishing a Centre of Excellence for avionics and Digital Identity & Security engineering footprint. These initiatives, in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board, aim to strengthen Thales’ position as … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AAIC, advanced AI, AI-assisted Technologies, avionics, biometrics, Cindy KOH, cloud-based connectivity, CoE for Hardware, Cyber Security Hub, Cybersecurity, digital identity, DIS ECC, Embedded Software, Emily Tan, Lim Tse Yong, Pascale SOURISSE, Patrice Caine, PNG Cheong Boon, Security Engineering, Singapore, Singapore Airshow 2024, smart factory, smart manufacturing, Thales, LIM Tse Yong
Hailing from global energy giant Shell, Emily brings over twenty-five years of international management experience gained from both the public and private sectors. Emily will lead Thales’ 2,000-strong employee base in Singapore, and drive the company’s strategic growth across wide-ranging … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Management, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 5G, aeronautics, artificial-intelligence, avionics production, Ayer Rajah Crescent, Big Data, biometrics, Changi North Rise, Cloud, connectivity, Cybersecurity, Defense, digital identity, Emily Tan, fintech, Kevin Chow, MRO, Nicolas Bouverot, quantum technologies, security domains, Shell, Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board, space, Thales, Thales Singapore, Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd, TRANSPORT
(PRESS RELEASE) VANCOUVER, Canada, 15-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Manyone, a pioneering technology venture in decentralization and digital identity, is delighted to announce that 2021 marks the second year of the strategic collaboration between Manyone and The Peer Social Foundation and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Blockchain, Blockchain@UBC, Blockchain@UBC Graduate, Chang Lu, decentralised secure messaging, decentralization, decentralized identity, decentralized social media, digital identity, identity management, identity sharing platform, Manyone, Michael Cholod, MITACS, social media data, The Peer Social Foundation, UBC, University of British Columbia
(PRESS RELEASE) VANCOUVER, 24-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Manyone Inc., a pioneering technology venture in decentralization and digital identity, is delighted to announce that it has entered into a new strategic relationship with the globally renowned University College London (UCL) Centre … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Internet & Online, News, Society, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged academic research, Blockchain, decentralised secure messaging, decentralised social networks, decentralists, decentralization, decentralized communication, digital identity, dignity, distributed internet, Dr Geoffrey Goodell, Dr Paolo Tasca, identification, identity management, Manyone Inc., Michael Cholod, policy, privacy, private secure networks, regulatory, secure messaging, tokenisation, trust, trusted relationships, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, University College London, University College London Centre Blockchain Technology
(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 6-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom has just announced the addition of new security component called ID-Alarm to its digital protection package „Digital Schutzpaket“. The Digital Schutzpaket already includes features like secure setting up of home networks, professional … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse of customer data, automated data backup, critical situations, data theft, Deutsche Telekom, digital identity, ID-Alarm, Karsten Kranz, online hate speech, security experts, security leaks, stolen digital identities, stolen passwords
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