Bien qu’on nous assène que nos communications sont chiffrées de bout-en-bout, et que même WhatsApp/Meta ne peut pas les lire… il s’avère que ceci est faux et qu’elles sont bel et bien accessibles. Ceci n’impacte pas que la crédibilité de Meta, mais aussi celle de n’importe quel système numérique, quel qu’en soit l’opérateur (petit rappel (…)
Europe’s economy now largely runs on digital payments, making reliance on U.S. card rails a systemic exposure. Sanctions, policy shifts, outages, and data-access demands can all cause economic shocks. This is precisely why Wero is both interesting and timely: it is a bank-led, pan-European layer that can reduce strategic dependency. I’m eager to see transparent (…)
This article is interesting because it shifts the Moltbook debate away from sci‑fi “bot consciousness” and toward concrete security architecture risks. What could possibly go wrong when thousands of OpenClaw‑like agents —with full root access to their owners’ machines— are frolicking in a shared, untrusted environment, swapping prompts, payloads, and jailbreak tricks? His advice is (…)
Apparently, it happens even to the best of us — even seasoned professionals with over 24 years of IT experience and a ‘deep understanding of both the complexities and practical realities of infrastructure security!’ Jokes aside, this incident is fascinating: it exposes elite-level lapses in AI tool governance despite regulatory warnings, underscoring the enduring risks (…)
The volatile start to 2026 has shaken the foundation of global digital trust. Digital sovereignty has always been a running theme in the background of European conversations around tech, but this year, it is likely to be front and center, as governments and businesses scramble to seek digital solutions that provide reliable data security and (…)
The inclusion of copyrighted materials in LLMs’ training data has been a hot-button issue from the get-go. In the beginning, Big Tech’s reassurances that their models’ inner workings prevented such material to be stored, let alone accessible, were convincing enough. But new research is painting a different picture, landing the companies in hot legal waters. (…)
Parler de souveraineté numérique en Europe devient de plus en plus courant. Même si ça va prendre beaucoup d’années d’avoir un contre-poids aux grandes entreprises américaines, les solutions émergent et s’organisent. Une fois qu’il y aura de l’argent qui alimente ces solutions alternatives, open source ou pas, l’utilité de ces solutions va augmenter drastiquement.
Beyond the author’s predictions for the AI bubble’s aftermath, what struck me most was his explanation of ‘accountability sinks’—people who take the blame for AI’s mistakes. Understanding this concept, which emerges from examining AI companies’ business model, leads to a crucial insight: it’s not just white-collar workers whose jobs will be eliminated, but specifically those (…)
Encrypted messaging app Threema, which is used by the Swiss army and cantonal polices, got acquired by a German private company. Two questions come to mind. First, what kind of implications could a private acquisition such as this have on a country’s sovereignty and critical operations, and how does it deal with them? Second, and (…)
Here’s a rather amusing article that exposes the troubling flaws of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) innovations. Particularly noteworthy is Merach’s smart treadmill, which collects biometric data. The company boldly admits in its privacy policy that it ‘cannot guarantee the security of your personal information.’ Don’t complain you weren’t warned!
AI empowers journalists by enabling rapid access to and analysis of vast document sets, but it also brings risks: it can be misused to unmask anonymous sources or to fabricate convincing misinformation. Without strong governance, AI may hallucinate, producing false or defamatory claims. In this track, co‑organized by C4DT, we highlight the needs and tools for robust safeguards to ensure that AI strengthens, rather than undermines, journalistic integrity.
I always appreciate this author’s talent for breaking down her research for laypersons like me. This article gives an overview of the current state of evaluating the cognitive capabilities and the shortcomings of these methods. Most importantly, it also provides suggestions for improving them. Definitely a recommendation for enthusiasts, sceptics and everyone in-between!
Another shaky foundation of the internet: OpenSSL is an Open Source cryptographic library. It is used by most programs on the internet for cryptographic operations, including, for example, setting up a secure internet connection and encrypting emails. Like many other Open Source projects, the people behind the project are not paid, so there is a (…)
This article highlights the vital role of governments and regulators in ensuring responsible digital innovation and protecting citizens—especially vulnerable groups—from AI-driven exploitation. It also raises the issue of digital sovereignty, showing that regulation is not just technical or legal but shaped by geopolitical pressures. For instance, action against the nudifier tool on Musk’s X platform (…)
This article caught my attention for several reasons. Firstly, Russia’s surprising absence from the AI race. Secondly, there is the strategic positioning of Middle Eastern players, such as the UAE, who are using their immense investment capabilities to manoeuvre between superpowers. Thirdly, this is not just about AI; it’s also about broader digital sovereignty. Unlike (…)
OpenAI is asking third-party contractors to upload real work assignments from their jobs to create human performance baselines for evaluating its AI models. While this approach holds substantial technical promise, it also comes with major legal, ethical, and governance risks, including the risk that contractors may violate their previous employers’ nondisclosure agreements or expose trade (…)
California’s Privacy Protection Agency has launched its new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), which allows residents to demand all registered data brokers delete their personal information in a single request. This data— Social Security numbers, income, political preferences, and so on—is used to profile people for decisions about credit, employment, and housing. This incredible achievement (…)
I found this article particularly interesting because it highlights how major European companies like Airbus are now treating cloud sovereignty as a strategic criterion in their procurement processes. By explicitly requiring ‘a European provider’ in their tenders, they set an important precedent for other enterprises and even governments across Europe. This move reinforces the idea (…)
The DoD’s post-quantum mandate sends a clear message: data protection against quantum threats requires urgent action. If the Pentagon, with all its resources, is treating 2030 as an urgent matter, then large organisations and administrations with sensitive data should follow suit immediately. Fortunately, the approach focuses on proven processes rather than exotic technologies: taking an (…)
Large language models often seem very human-like, but at the same time can behave in truly baffling ways. Trying to explain this seemingly erratic behaviour can very easily lead one to get lost in technical details. All the more reason why I appreciate articles like this one that provide an accessible explanation, in this case (…)
This issue explores how Switzerland’s deeply trusted democratic system is being challenged by digitalisation, from signature collection scandals to the razor-thin vote on the federal e-ID. Through expert interviews with Andrzej Nowak (SICPA) and Imad Aad (C4DT), the publication examines the tensions between speed and trust, technology and legitimacy, and asks how digital tools can strengthen — rather than undermine — democratic participation in an era of deepfakes, platform power, and growing scepticism.
We are delighted to announce that 2 additional start-ups have joined the C4DT community through the C4DT start-up program. For two years Dtangle and Hafnova will complement the already diverse group of partner companies through their start-up perspectives to collaborate and share insights on trust-building technologies. Their agility and innovation capacity have permitted these start-ups (…)
EPFL researchers have developed new software – now spun-off into a start-up – that eliminates the need for data to be sent to third-party cloud services when AI is used to complete a task. This could challenge the business model of Big Tech.
Cyber-threats have been accelerating due to the exponential growth of network connectivity. These new capabilities provide myriad opportunities for security hackers to wreak significant damage for commercial, political, or other gains.
