Latest news and stories about data privacy in technology in Portugal for expats and residents.
A surge in data theft and fraudulent activities is compromising the personal information of thousands of Portuguese citizens, highlighting growing concerns over digital security.
Cybersecurity incidents surged from 2,000 in 2023 to over 61,000 last year, with 48,000 passwords compromised, largely due to enhanced automated detection systems.
The Human Consent Register, in its original designation, is accessible at rslmedia.org.
Following the controversy over the Christian-exclusive nature of an Anthropic summit, the company engaged with diverse religious leaders to discuss AI ethics. However, the article argues that while these diplomatic efforts are underway, millions of users are already treating AI chatbots as therapists, sharing deeply personal vulnerabilities. Unlike traditional confessionals or professional consultations, these digital interactions are not legally private; they are subject to subpoenas, data harvesting, and corporate exploitation. The author contends that no private company should hold the power to define the values of systems that interact with such intimacy, warning that good intentions cannot compensate for an architecture that inherently enables the abuse of human privacy.
The sessions address practical examples, such as identifying suspicious links and preventing the improper sharing of personal data.
Digital sovereignty is not a technical problem. It is a problem of power. Portugal, small and peripheral, will have to decide whether it wants to own its cloud or continue living under the cloud of others.
Data does not exist in a legal vacuum. It is subject to multiple jurisdictions, and the choice of a cloud service or electronic communications provider is simultaneously a choice regarding the legal regime to which the data is exposed.
Meta is implementing a new method to detect users under 13 on Instagram and Facebook by using artificial intelligence to analyse bone structure. Aiming to strengthen safety measures for minors, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg has expanded its AI system to the European Union to identify profiles of children who claim to be adults. The system evaluates profile context, such as birthday celebrations or school reports, and now incorporates visual analysis of photos and videos to estimate age based on physical traits like height and bone structure. Meta clarified that this is not a facial recognition system, as it does not identify specific individuals, but rather assesses physical development to determine if a user is underage. Brussels has threatened to fine Meta for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its platforms.
Meta is implementing a new way to detect users under 13 on its Instagram and Facebook social networks by analysing bone structure using artificial intelligence (AI). The goal is to continue strengthening control measures for minors using its platforms, especially those under...
Meta is expanding to the EU a system that cross-references profile context, visual cues, height, and bone structure to identify children's profiles, even if they claim to be adults on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta is implementing a new way to detect users under 13 on its Instagram and Facebook social networks by analysing bone structure using artificial intelligence (AI).
The High Council of the Judiciary (CSM) has issued recommendations for the use of AI in judicial activities, emphasizing human oversight, judicial independence, and strict data security. The guidelines mandate that judges remain the sole authors of all decisions, restrict the use of external AI tools to non-sensitive tasks, and require transparency regarding AI assistance in rulings. The document also highlights the need for vigilance against AI 'hallucinations' and points to a critical regulatory gap regarding the lack of a dedicated judicial data protection authority in Portugal.
The Spanish giant states that it immediately implemented security protocols and began notifying the competent authorities.
Navigator was the target of a cyberattack and saw some of its data and documents end up on the dark web. The pulp and paper company reported the crime to the authorities.
The accommodation booking platform guarantees that bank details were not compromised.
The NSA, FBI, and European cybersecurity agencies have issued an urgent warning for home and small office users to restart their routers weekly to combat a global cyber-espionage campaign by the Russian military unit APT28 (Fancy Bear). The group is exploiting vulnerabilities in hardware, such as TP-Link devices, to hijack DNS settings and steal sensitive data. Since much of the malware used is non-persistent and resides in volatile memory, a simple reboot can clear the malicious code and disrupt the hackers' command-and-control links. Experts also advise disabling remote management, keeping firmware updated, and replacing legacy equipment that no longer receives security patches.
The Security and Intelligence Service states that an operation by Russian military intelligence has compromised the security of routers.
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly part of everyday life, from work to health advice or fun images. The conversation is close, almost intimate, as if you were talking to a “friend” or “confidant”. But what is shared online does not remain secret.
Following a financial restructuring, iRobot has been acquired by the Chinese industrial giant Picea. To address concerns regarding data privacy and China's national intelligence laws, the company has established 'iRobot Safe,' a US-based entity designed to act as a legal silo for customer data. The company aims to leverage Chinese manufacturing scale to double its product portfolio by 2026 while maintaining its R&D operations in Massachusetts.
Hackers stole and leaked personal data from the European Commission's cloud.
An investigation by Check Point Research detected a flaw in ChatGPT that allowed for the invisible theft of confidential files and data. The issue has already been fixed by OpenAI.
Data was stolen from European institution websites, but not from internal systems. The European Commission is already investigating and intends to use the incident to improve cybersecurity.
The European Commission was the target of a cyberattack last Tuesday, which resulted in data theft. The announcement was made this Friday in a statement from Brussels, explaining that the incident affected cloud infrastructure. The attack, which occurred on 24 March, affected the Commission's presence on the Europa.eu platform, with...
Experts involved in the project suggest launching a national campaign to explain to citizens and healthcare professionals what the secondary use of data entails.
Although the Commission confirmed the theft of data from some servers, the attack did not affect internal systems.
The European Commission revealed that it was the target of an intrusion into the infrastructure hosting the official European Union websites, with data extraction detected following a preliminary analysis.
The European Commission was the target of a cyberattack on Tuesday, which affected the cloud server hosting the 'Europa' platform. According to the entity, there are indications that data from some websites may have been stolen.
The spin-off TekPrivacy, incubated at Uptec – Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto, was one of 20 companies selected for the Protechting acceleration programme. It competed against more than 600 candidates from around the world for this initiative by the Fidelidade group in partnership with the Fosun Foundation and Hospital da Luz Learning Health.
