Norway's prime minister proposes ban on social media access for young teens

2026-04-24T14:51:56Zf6adced9b33b00694b9e57b308f1c63f2b307feb1113d072fccf9a2787874585
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Collection of security and policy developments: Norway’s prime minister plans legislation to bar social‑media access for young teens and require tech companies to implement age‑verification controls. Toronto police arrested three suspects tied to Canada’s first reported use of a mobile “SMS blaster” (cell‑tower‑spoofing device) used for mass phishing and network disruption. CISA disclosed a US agency was breached via a Cisco vulnerability and that a FIRESTARTER backdoor granted persistent access through March. Research also shows surveillance vendors exploited telecom infrastructure weaknesses

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