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Digital divide | Nov 24, 2025
DQL Index 2025: mapping digital wellbeing in 121 countries
Find out which factors impact a country’s digital quality of life with key facts, findings, and figures.
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Digital democracy
Digital privacy | Jan 20, 2026
GDPR breaches led to over €1B in fines in 2025
Over €1.15B in GDPR fines were issued last year, with 330+ penalties in 2025 alone — showing how costly data protection failures can be.
Digital freedom | Jan 13, 2026
Internet shutdowns in 2025: global overview
Surfshark’s global overview of internet shutdowns shows 2025 began with 47 internet restrictions imposed by 22 countries. Throughout the year, 81 new restrictions were introduced across 21 countries.
Digital privacy | Jan 6, 2026
The three most data-hungry mobile browsers: one even collects your personal chats
Surfshark's analysis of 15 popular mobile browsers shows that Yandex, Microsoft Edge, and Google Chrome present the highest privacy risks, based on their data practices and Play Store disclosures.
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Cyberthreats | Nov 4, 2025
Data Vulnerability Thermometer: assess your data leak impact
A tool to educate users on how data breaches may lead to various cybercrimes.
Cybersecurity statistics | Oct 28, 2025
From eye color to shoe size: how exposed are we?
Since 2004, over 23 billion accounts have been compromised, exposing nearly 58 billion data points, including sensitive personal details like eye color and shoe size. Who is the most vulnerable?
Cybersecurity statistics | Oct 14, 2025
Global Data Breach Map: billions breached and counting
This interactive data breach map tracks the latest statistics on personal data leaks by country since 2004.
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Dystopian new tech | Jan 27, 2026
Facebook led in deepfake-related fraud in 2025
Deepfake fraud losses hit $1.1billion in 2025, 83% of them originated on social media platforms. The most targeted social media platform for deepfake-related scams was Facebook.
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