Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, accusing the company of putting “pixel pedophiles and profits” ahead of child safety. The lawsuit follows similar legal action from Louisiana and comes amid growing state scrutiny of the platform’s safety measures.
New porn bans are driving massive VPN adoption, but Google warns many are malicious. Now governments are considering restricting VPNs themselves, creating a dangerous cycle that threatens internet freedom for everyone.
In a landmark decision that could shape AI regulation across Europe, a German court has ruled that OpenAI cannot use song lyrics without proper licensing. The case centers on whether ChatGPT’s reproduction of copyrighted German songs requires permission from rights holders.
Companies often view data regulations as innovation-killing bureaucracy. But what if a holistic approach to sovereignty could actually make you more competitive and resilient? It’s about control, not just geography.
A cybersecurity negotiator with experience across 15 countries explains how ransomware gangs operate like professional businesses. They reveal that at this scale, hackers run SaaS-style operations with affiliates and customer support dashboards. The key insight? These criminals are on tight deadline
Brazil’s central bank has released comprehensive new regulations for virtual assets, including cryptocurrencies. The rules specifically target stablecoins and extend existing financial controls to crypto service providers. These regulations take effect in February 2025.
Schools are deploying AI monitoring software to track student conversations with chatbots like ChatGPT and Character.ai. These systems flag concerning content but raise major privacy and effectiveness questions. The surveillance industry has quietly become a juggernaut in education technology.
A new side-channel attack can accurately guess what you’re discussing with AI chatbots like ChatGPT, even through encryption. The vulnerability exploits how chatbots stream responses word by word. Major providers are already implementing fixes.
Google has issued urgent warnings about six major scam trends targeting Gmail, Messages and Play users. The company confirms scammers are increasingly using AI tools to scale their attacks, with sophisticated impersonation schemes becoming more common.
Microsoft is rolling out expanded EU data processing capabilities and local AI features to address European sovereignty concerns. The moves come as US cloud providers face increasing scrutiny under Trump’s administration and the CLOUD Act. Critics argue these measures don’t provide true sovereignty
