Online Safety stories
Larger data breach sanctions are becoming the norm as the ICO issues fewer penalties, but targets cases involving children's privacy and cyberattacks.
Many organisations risk falling behind as AI overtakes traditional issues as the biggest GDPR headache and reviews lag by more than a year.
Younger adults are now more likely to lose money to fraud as scams spread across texts, calls, social ads and messaging apps.
Fans at the 2026 FIFA World Cup face heightened cyber risks on public Wi-Fi, as ExpressVPN gains exclusive supporter rights across three regions.
Attackers are using fake World Cup sites and messaging apps to steal credentials, with some scams now aimed at event suppliers and staff.
Teens on Meta's apps will see less mature material by default as the firm tightens age-based controls after years of child-safety scrutiny.
The rollout deepens Apple's AI push, but some users in Europe and China will miss key features as Siri's remake arrives later in beta.
Parents will soon get tighter controls over apps, websites and contacts as Apple adds age-based safeguards to its devices.
Android users will be warned when a saved contact's call appears spoofed, as Google moves to curb rising impersonation scams.
Fans and jobseekers are being targeted by a growing wave of fake ticket, travel and recruitment scams ahead of the tournament.
Job seekers are being lured into fake FIFA hiring pages that harvest credentials and could expose work accounts to wider corporate breaches.
Australia will get wider support to defend critical digital systems as Canberra and Microsoft deepen cooperation on cyber security and AI.
Households and businesses could be spared more fraud losses as banks, telcos and platforms widen checks and scam-blocking codes.
Ottawa's five-year push aims to lift adoption, create 250,000 AI jobs and curb the talent drain as Canada races to catch up.
Children risk letting algorithms shape their identity unless parents build stronger offline bonds and teach critical thinking, a researcher says.
The study suggests Britons could spend 4.7 years of waking life using phones unintentionally, prompting a new wellbeing manifesto.
The honour spotlights TELUS's CAD $70 billion British Columbia investment as the company faces pressure to link spending with jobs and access.
End-of-financial-year deadlines are giving criminals a timely opening to steal credentials and financial data from Australians, Proofpoint says.
Parents are bearing most of the burden, as 78% of under-16s in Australia are still accessing social media covered by the ban.
The pact aims to curb counterfeit sales across major marketplaces by using shared intelligence and AI checks before listings go live.
