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Internetsperren haben über die letzten Jahre deutlich zugenommen. Trotzdem ist es ein Thema, das nur wenig gesamtgesellschaftliche Beachtung findet. Deswegen finde ich immer Artikel wie diesen hier toll, die nicht nur das Problem als solches behandeln, sondern auch die Hintergründe, die zum Verständnis nötig sind, und damit ein breiteres Publikum ansprechen.

Es ist schon lange bekannt, dass der Autopilot von Tesla nicht so gut funktioniert wie beworben. Diese Daten von 2022 zeigen aber das große Ausmaß des Risikos, das dieser Autopilot für die Insassen und die Umgebung darstellt. Brisant ist auch, dass Tesla behauptet, nicht von diesen Fehlfunktionen zu wissen, selbst im Falle eines Unfalls. Und (…)

From Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), to Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) – also sometimes called Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), it’s interesting to notice how much we rely on specific tools to “see the world”. With search engines, we had to scroll down the results and decide ourselves which links were relevant (and still feared how much (…)

I am pleased to see such vibrant ecosystems emerging outside of the USA and China. The cost of tokenisation tends to exclude non-English queries, whereas frugal models reduce costs, promote local autonomy and can operate offline on basic hardware. Developing local expertise in creating bespoke solutions for sectors such as agriculture, healthcare and indigenous languages (…)

Die Digitale Gesellschaft hat das Urteil des Bundesverwaltungsgerichtes vom 19. November 2025 mit Genugtuung zur Kenntnis genommen. Noch ist nicht klar ob das Parlament bei der Revision des Gesetzes zur Kabelaufklärung dieses Urteil miteinbezieht. Das Urteil ist nämlich sehr klar und sagt, dass fast alle Punkte des alten Gesetzes eine Massenüberwachung nach dem EGMR darstellen. (…)

This case is groundbreaking because it’s the first time a jury has held social media companies legally accountable for harm caused by their platform designs, not just user content.The verdict challenges the tech industry’s traditional legal protections and directly links addictive platform features to mental health harm in young users. As a “bellwether” case, it (…)

While the future will tell whether smart glasses will catch on this time around, I use the occasion of its reappearance to take stock of the creeping loss of privacy both in private and public spaces over my lifetime and find it shocking. This guide gives good advice on the dos and don’ts when using (…)

Enjoy the ‘enshittificator’ video, then head to the Norwegian Consumer Council’s report for solutions. What’s heartening is the technical tools, know-how, and laws (in some jurisdictions) already exist to counter digital service deterioration. What’s missing is the political will to deploy and enforce them. But that takes time. Look at Ralph Nader’s 1960s auto safety (…)

This article points out that the ‘real digital sovereigns’ are the tech companies, who control all ‘vectors’ of sovereignty, from infrastructure, to data, AI models, and services. Beyond the US and China (and North Korea), the only realistic strategy for countries to gain control over their digital sovereignty will be to work together, whether through joining (…)

I always liked Anthropic’s stance of doing the right thing and setting standards with regards to security and ethics in LLMs. Unfortunately, they budged and will now only define ‘goals that we will openly grade our progress towards’. These goals will be non-binding, and future LLMs from Anthropic will blaze ahead even if they get (…)

I found this article interesting because it highlights the tension between protecting children online — not just on social media, but also on shopping, gambling and adult sites — and preserving privacy. The challenge of enforcing age laws without collecting sensitive data remains, regardless of whether the burden is placed on users or platforms. eID (…)

Let us celebrate a milestone in digital safety. The European Commission has found TikTok in breach of the EU Digital Services Act for its algorithms designed to hook users. This follows another recent win, with Australia’s social media ban on minors under the age of 16. While the wheels of governance move achingly slow in (…)

OpenClaw is just the latest in a series of AI-powered tools that turn out to be an absolute security nightmare. It is easy (and up to a certain point justified) to blame individual developers for lowering their guard and abandoning good security practices. On the other hand, there is an enormous pressure on developers nowadays (…)

Est-ce la faute aux utilisateurs qui n’ont pas bien respecté les règles ou au choix controversé, par les autorités, de l’infrastructure où la moindre erreur peut s’avérer grave et vraisemblablement répétitive? Tant que la réponse n’est pas claire, il n’y a pas de responsabilisation, et le problème risque de persister.

This article highlights a crucial reality: basic connectivity must exist before any digital transformation can take place. With only 38% of the population online, Africa’s digital divide represents both a massive challenge and an opportunity. It is fascinating to observe the competition between space-based solutions (Starlink, Amazon Leo) and submarine cables (Meta’s 2Africa, Google’s Equiano). (…)

Researchers at KU Leuven disclosed flaws in Google’s Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol that let attackers within Bluetooth range silently pair with seventeen different models of headphones or speakers made by ten different vendors, including Sony, Xiaomi, and even Google itself. This set of vulnerabilities enables cheap, practical hijacking, eavesdropping, and tracking of millions of earbuds (…)