2023-12-16 20:30:31 Since its creation in July, the new social network Threads, launched Thursday December 14 in the EU by Meta, says it wants to join the “fediverse”. We shed some light on this portmanteau word, which is about to gain popularity. Cryptic, the sentence signed Meta raises eyebrows: “We plan to integrate Threads into … Read more
2023-11-13 14:30:13 On TikTok, influencers are ruining Internet users thanks to “live matches”; Today we are facing a worrying shift in the use of this platform. Tiktok is the third largest social media application used in the world today. This was launched in 2016 by ByteDance, today bringing together more than 1.7 billion’active users of … Read more
2023-05-25 12:02:00 Private life Article reserved for subscribers While the European regulation on personal data celebrates its five years of entry into force, the Austrian lawyer and his team, who are struggling with persistence and creativity to make it effective, have won a big battle against Meta. Earlier this week, the parent company of Facebook … Read more
Windows 11 is a modern and efficient operating system developed by Microsoft. However, like many other operating systems, it may collect user’s personal data to improve user experience and provide personalized services. While this may seem helpful, many users have legitimate concerns about the privacy of their data. Fortunately, there are steps you can take … Read more
Interview Article reserved for subscribers After the restriction of the video sharing application in several major instances, due to suspicions of espionage, the specialist Camille Brugier analyzes the data collection at work in China, a reason for concern for Westerners. TikTok, a snitch in our pockets? The European Commission and Parliament, US federal agencies… One … Read more
The icon of the WhatsApp application on the phone screen. (Photo: AFP/VNA) On January 19, WhatsApp’s messaging app Meta was fined 5.5 million euros ($5.95 million) for continuing to violate European Union (EU) privacy laws. Data Protection Commission (DPC) Ireland – the country where Facebook is headquartered, Twitter in Europe, acting as the EU’s privacy … Read more
The Ministry of Interior moved to conduct investigations into the leakage of personal information about the Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ali Hamiyah, from the platform of the Ministry of Public Health. During the past months, experts warned of the weak protection measures in the ministry’s platform, which now includes personal data on more … Read more
Since the beginning of February, e-mails and postal letters have been gradually sent to the 65 million French social insured persons to inform them of the opening of “My health space”. What is it about ? A kind of “digital health record” which includes a medical file and secure messaging, soon to be completed by … Read more