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From Backdoors to “Upload Moderation”: Is Your Privacy Under Attack?

Are We Trading Privacy for Policing?

The EU’s “Going Dark” group says it’s about helping law enforcement tackle digital crime. But dig a little deeper, and things get murky. With talk of encryption backdoors, data retention revivals, and pressure on tech companies to play surveillance middlemen, critics warn we’re inching toward mass surveillance. Austria’s already setting the stage with its own plans to monitor messenger apps. Is this really about security, or are we breaking the very tools that protect our privacy? Let’s unpack it.

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A secure Cloud hovering over a Hand | Eine sichere Cloud über einer Hand
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Cloud Security

IT services in the cloud are becoming more and more popular these days. Many companies have already made their way to the cloud or are in the process of migrating their infrastructure to the cloud. Obviously, this offers a number of advantages: fast service delivery, high scalability, seemingly unlimited resources, and very high availability at a reasonable price. In addition, you do not have to purchase your own server hardware and do not have to maintain it. Despite all these advantages, the security of the company’s applications and data in the cloud should not be overlooked. Even if conventional security technologies cannot be integrated into the cloud solution so easily, the security objectives remain the same: preventing unauthorized access, preventing data loss and maintaining availability.

So, what needs to be considered when it comes to cloud security?

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IP Camera Security Horror

Would you like to buy a nice (and cheap) wireless surveillance camera to monitor your entrance or other areas of your property? That was exactly what I wanted and after doing some research I found hundreds of offers for wireless cameras with Wi-Fi, SD-Card Storage, Pan & Tilt functionality and much more between 20 and 60 Euros. These are sold through various websites and shops, most of them look quite similar and also offer more or less the same functionality. I randomly picked a model with the features I required and ordered it online. About 3 weeks later the package arrived, but while waiting for it I rethought the whole idea of buying security equipment from an unknown manufacturer called “e-scam” and planned for a small review before really putting it to use.

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