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An examination of Apple’s plans to ‘scan’ your iPhone photos for abusive content The proliferation of child sexual abuse material on the internet is harrowing and sobering, but Apple may help tackle this issue Who holds the key? Digital files can be protected in a sort of virtual lockbox via encryption, which garbles a file so that it can be revealed, or decrypted, only by someone holding a secret key. Encryption is one of the best tools for protecting personal information as it traverses the internet....

An exclusive preview of Wiretapping Sweden, a video that really needs to go viral Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

An exclusive preview of Wiretapping Sweden, a video that really needs to go viral Story byErnst-Jan Pfauth Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He a(show all)Ernst-Jan Pfauth is the former Editor in Chief of Internet at NRC Handelsblad, as well as an acclaimed technology author and columnist. He also served as The Next Web’s blog’s first blogger and Editor in Chief, back in 2008....

An exhaustive guide to taking screenshots in Windows 11 There are myriad ways to capture your screen in Windows 11 Story byNapier Lopez Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in(show all)Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He’s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in his free time....

An exhaustive investigation into Mark Zuckerberg’s saucy bookshelves Slap a trilby on me and call me Philip Marlowe. The smoking gun Aroundone minute and 45 secondsinto the Facebook Connect presentation, the Zuck speaks in front of this wall: During the video, we’re confronted by one of two hypotheses about Zuckerberg’s location. Either he’s in his actual home, or a set modelled to look like it. The difference between the two is less important than you think....