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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 freedom | Feb 12, 2026
Internet Shutdown Tracker: global state of online censorship
A global tracker showing the regions where the internet and social media were restricted or censored since 2015.
Digital privacy | Feb 9, 2026
Love in the online age: the growth of AI companions and their privacy issues
Are AI companions keeping your secrets? Discover the privacy risks and data collection practices of AI chatbots in this comprehensive study by Surfshark.
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.
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Cybersecurity statistics | Feb 3, 2026
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.
Cybersecurity statistics | Feb 3, 2026
Wrapping up 2025: global data breach statistics
In 2025, a staggering 425.7 million accounts were breached globally, with the last quarter accounting for the majority of incidents. The United States suffered the most breaches of any country.
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.
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Artificial intelligence | Feb 17, 2026
DeepSeek is the most frequently restricted chatbot worldwide
AI chatbots have already faced government-ordered bans 14 times in 13 countries. DeepSeek is the most restricted chatbot worldwide, followed by Grok.
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