Steiger Legal — 06/03/2026

Sogar für eine Firma, die die Privatsphäre als Aushängeschild verwendet, ist es nicht immer einfach, ihre Benutzer zu beschützen: Obwohl die E-Mails selbst verschlüsselt sind, gibt es viele Metadaten. In diesem Fall war es die Zahlung mit einer VISA-Karte, die den Benutzer einer E-Mail-Adresse verriet. Ich finde es interessant, dass Proton laut einem eigenen Bericht von 2024 insgesamt in über 10.000 Fällen Nutzerdaten an die Behörden herausgab.

ICT Journal — 05/03/2026

Je trouve cet article intéressant, car il apporte, par un professeur de droit reconnu, une clarification juridique précise sur le cloud en Suisse, distinguant clairement ce qui relève du droit de ce qui relève de la stratégie. Le Prof. Métille démontre qu'aucun obstacle juridique n'empêche l'utilisation de clouds américains certifiés DPF. Cette distinction est cruciale pour les décideurs informatiques : la conformité légale ne dispense pas d'évaluer la souveraineté numérique et les dépendances technologiques, qui restent des choix politiques et non des contraintes juridiques strictes.

The Guardian — 03/03/2026

As someone who is a passionate reader since first opening a book, I thoroughly enjoyed this article by an aspiring English teacher reflecting on how to pass on this passion to the next generation in the age of AI. I particularly liked its message on how technology in the classroom is not an end in itself but supposed to support teaching, and that why we are teaching something to young people might hold the key to how to use it to this end.

Rest of World — 02/03/2026

This article illustrates the brutal economics of modern conflict and the fragility of digital infrastructures. Relatively inexpensive drones can render billion-dollar data centers ineffective, calling into question their placement in supposedly "stable" regions. For me, a question remains: What explains the apparent lack of cyberattacks by Iran? Have the U.S. and Israel blocked such attempts directly in the digital realm, or have strikes on Iran's physical infrastructure prevented its ability to perpetrate them?

The Guardian — 19/02/2026

Unsurprisingly, the cyberspace reflects the geopolitical conflicts of the real world. We see western democracies criticising authoritarian regimes for cutting off their populations from the Internet for fear of external interference and fuelling demonstrations. Similarly, within the western democracies, the current US administration criticises the EU for its regulations and censorship of hate speeches, fake news etc. calling it censorship of free speech, and offering portals to bypass the censorship. Closing the loop, the same "free speech" is called "external interferences" when operated by authoritarian regimes during US elections. The disconnect between John Perry Barlow's 1996 Davos vision of government-free cyberspace and current reality is unambiguous. The trajectory and timeframe for resolving these geopolitical tensions in cyberspace, however, remain ambiguous.