Intelligence alliances reading your emails. AI-powered surveillance software embedded in German police databases. Smart home devices that know more than they should.


Elon Musk, private infrastructure power and the consequences when states and institutions can barely replace their internet provider.
Ten browsers, four devices, my own measurements. Four were indistinguishable on the PC, and an ad blocker changes nothing about that.

Who are data brokers? What do they know about you? How governments and companies sell your personal data — and what happens when they get hacked.
On 8 January 2026, Iran shut down the internet for around 90 million people. How does an internet kill switch work — and could it happen in Europe?

From toilet photos on Facebook to hacks: what robot vacuums from Ecovacs and Roborock really collect about your home and where the data goes.