Germany, known for its commitment to democratic principles, has recently experienced a significant development in its security infrastructure. This change revolves around the constitutional protection and raises critical questions about the country's evolution into a surveillance state. In this lecture, we will closely examine these recent changes and their implications for the nation.
In the age of technological advancements, our smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives, assisting us in managing tasks, maintaining connections, and even monitoring our health and fitness. The rise of fitness apps is a remarkable trend, offering users a convenient way to track their workouts, monitor their nutrition, and achieve their wellness goals. However, as we delve into the world of health and fitness apps, it's important to consider the potential risks lurking beneath the surface - the threat of data misuse.
In the words of the European Union, the spread of images and videos of child sexual abuse, which has dramatically increased with the development of the digital world, creates "solutions" where monitoring all our digital activities becomes acceptable. Even though the harm experienced by the victims is infinite and offenders have found new ways through digital services to access children and exploit providers of hosting or interpersonal communication services, our privacy and intimacy remain a fundamental human right.
As the year 2023 comes to a close, the question arises: What can we learn from the perspective of cybersecurity? As the dust of the year settles and the numbers emerge, usually in the first quarter of the following year, it will likely become apparent that the known trends continue. As you read on, we document the largest and most sensational cyber attacks of 2023 as soon as they happen. We provide some technical analyses, insights, and where possible, lessons that can be drawn from them.
Smart clothing or spy clothing? It's not enough that we collect data from our phone, our computer, our router, our medical history, our license plate, our financial records, and our school systems. Now, clothing companies and the U.S. government are investing resources in the development of "smart clothing". Learn more here.
For some time now, a phenomenon has been appearing in squares and public places in Argentina and other Latin American cities: long lines of people waiting to have their iris scanned with a silver-colored sphere on a tripod. This is the Worldcoin project, an initiative by Sam Altman, the owner of OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT, which offers money (cryptocurrencies or dollars) in exchange for allowing your eye to be scanned.
Since the 1950s, the Space Surveillance Network has been working to gather electro-optical, passive radio frequency (RF), and radar sensors that can monitor citizens around the world using satellite information and a variety of methods and technologies. Now, they are new players in space and are working with governments to track you more than ever. Find out how here.
My personal rule is to never scan a QR code, but QR codes are everywhere and while they are super convenient, they can also pose a threat to cybersecurity. Here's why you should remain vigilant.
Social digital points are not only being introduced in China. Governments worldwide are using mechanisms to collect private and personal data from their citizens to decide which public services they should receive and which not.
Big tech platforms are as crucial today as mail, bank loans, telephony, and other essential services, around which businesses structure their operations. Here I explain to you what big tech dependency means, and also how you can escape the rabbit hole. Why? In the last decade, many content-driven businesses have fully entered the digital world. This shift has inevitably tied them to platforms managed by tech companies or made them dependent on large tech corporations.
© 2025 PRVCY.world
