WOUGNET report finds surveillance is restricting women’s public participation in Uganda

By |2026-07-16T06:59:53+00:00July09 10, 2026|

A Women of Uganda Network report documents suspected surveillance, account compromise and gender-based online attacks affecting women in public-facing roles. The study also identifies low institutional trust and a wider chilling effect on civic participation.

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European Parliament supports narrower ePrivacy derogation for detecting child sexual abuse

By |2026-07-16T06:52:23+00:00July55 10, 2026|

The European Parliament has amended a proposed privacy exemption for voluntary online child sexual abuse detection, excluding communications protected by end-to-end encryption.

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Spain launches international coalition on children’s rights and AI protection

By |2026-07-10T08:04:06+00:00July08 9, 2026|

Spain and partner countries and organisations have launched a UN-based coalition to promote child safety, rights protection and accountability in the development and use of AI.

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European Commission takes four countries to EU court over NIS2 delays

By |2026-07-10T07:54:25+00:00July23 9, 2026|

Ireland, Spain, France and the Netherlands have been referred to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to fully transpose the NIS2 cybersecurity directive.

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Kenya High Court finds parts of Cybercrimes Amendment Act unconstitutional

By |2026-07-15T07:51:03+00:00July49 9, 2026|

The High Court of Kenya has found two provisions of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2025, incompatible with constitutional protections for freedom of expression and the principle of legality.

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European Commission presents action plan on cybersecurity and AI

By |2026-07-09T06:32:10+00:00July09 9, 2026|

The European Commission has set out an action plan to address cybersecurity risks linked to advanced AI models, while supporting their use for defence, testing, vulnerability management and European AI capabilities.

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Rights groups urge EU action after Pegasus spyware found on former MEP’s phone

By |2026-07-13T08:56:22+00:00July21 8, 2026|

A joint statement by digital rights, media freedom and human rights groups says the reported targeting of former MEP Stelios Kouloglou shows that the EU has still not answered Europe’s spyware crisis.

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ICANN reminds registry service providers of 12 August 2026 evaluation deadline

By |2026-07-09T06:26:35+00:00July30 8, 2026|

Registry service providers have until 12 August 2026 to apply for ICANN evaluation if they want to support applicants in the 2026 round of new generic top-level domains.

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