TRUSTED FUTURE

We are a non-profit organization dedicated to the belief that we need smarter, better-informed efforts to enhance trust in today’s digital ecosystem

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Hi, we’re Trusted Future, and we're coming together around a shared belief that we need smarter, better-informed efforts to help tackle today’s challenges and raise the level of trust in today’s digital ecosystem in order to expand opportunities for tomorrow.

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We at TF have warned before about how the Europe’s DMA undermines trust and has led to less consumer choice and innovation in the EU. The Washington Post Editorial Board highlights the latest example of this new reality:

"In the name of fairness and competition, Europe has written laws that leave its citizens as the only people in the free world without access to the most advanced technology."  They warn the DMA is “already out of step with the times” especially at it relates to the security risks associated its mandatory requirements for AI interoperability.  
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Europe's Digital Markets Act is meant to open up competition — but the first public interoperability requests raised real red flags. Some would force access to core security features of mobile devices, the kind of changes that could create new vulnerabilities for everyone who uses them. Trust and security have to stay central to how the DMA is implemented. Read our analysis:https://t.co/TEeWeO5IKl

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#WednesdayTechTip: Heading out for summer travel? Before you go, set up Find My Device, back up your phone to the cloud, and skip the public USB charging ports — "juice jacking" is a real risk. Bring a portable charger instead, and stick to a trusted Wi-Fi network or a VPN. https://t.co/Dzid2WpiDD

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Trust is the foundation of the digital economy.

Consumers rely on their devices every day to protect sensitive financial, health, and personal information. As AI accelerates the discovery of cybersecurity vulnerabilities and cyber threats become more sophisticated, maintaining strong privacy and security protections should be a top priority.

That is why we are concerned by reports that lawmakers may once again introduce the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA). Policymakers should consider not only the bill’s potential impact on competition, but also its implications for consumer trust, cybersecurity, and digital resilience. In an increasingly complex threat environment, proposals that could weaken established mobile security safeguards deserve careful scrutiny.

A trusted future requires innovation, competition, and security to move forward together. https://t.co/KlKLOkaF5O

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#WednesdayTechTip: Heading out for summer travel? Before you go, set up Find My Device, back up your phone to the cloud, and skip the public USB charging ports — "juice jacking" is a real risk. Bring a portable charger instead, and stick to a trusted Wi-Fi network or a VPN.https://t.co/Dzid2WpQtb

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As a think tank we often find ourselves critiquing policymakers and businesses for efforts that undermine trust, but when someone takes steps to elevate trust, we think it’s important to recognize that progress as well. That’s why we were especially delighted to see Apple unveil some especially powerful new tools to elevate trust and increase safety.  https://t.co/ZUAMNufSA0

These tools build on their proven child-centered design approach, and make them even more responsive to parents, more effective for children, and far easier for app developers to integrate to ensure they can work across the entire mobile ecosystem.  Read more from TF’s Jim Kohlenberger here: https://t.co/DdNA0yrn8J

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Today is #WorldOceanDay 🌊. From AI-powered marine monitoring to satellite imaging that tracks illegal fishing, secure digital tools are increasingly central to protecting our oceans. Safeguarding the data behind that work matters too — conservation depends on systems people can trust.https://t.co/e3qw2lDXI3

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For our first #PrideMonthSpotlight, we're honoring Megan Smith, the third U.S. Chief Technology Officer and founder of shift7. An MIT-trained engineer and longtime advocate for inclusion in tech, Smith has spent her career working to bring more women and underrepresented groups into computing. Learn more:https://t.co/XoFEnCTdNP

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#WednesdayTechTip: It's #InternetSafetyMonth — start strong with the basics. Update your devices, turn on multi-factor authentication across your most important accounts, and review which apps have access to your location and contacts. Small steps add up to big protection.https://t.co/30VoSnNryv

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#WednesdayTechTip: Running a small business? Start with trust.

Use secure platforms, keep software updated, and enable multi-factor authentication across your tools.
From payments to apps, the systems you choose matter.

The app economy helps small businesses grow, but only when it’s built on security.

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If you’re using devices to track your health data, here are some ways to keep your data safe and secure. Keep your passwords unique for patient portals, avoid sharing health information with unverified parties, and set up multi-factor authentication when you can.

More tips and info here: https://t.co/j6bUxPrLgS

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TF Advisory Board Member Adm. Michael Rogers is at #GLOBSEC2026 today on a panel "Resilient on Paper, Ready in Practice? Europe’s Cyber Preparedness in Focus”. Adm. Rogers’ raised three important points https://t.co/1t6h3UK2WI

1) ENISA has a broad mandate without the resources to match it, https://t.co/UKn99IeCeI

2) compliance is being confused with outcomes, and https://t.co/zSLwc0hJeg

3) Europe is not ready for the pace of change AI will impose: https://t.co/gKwiNVwiZE

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As regulators evaluate app store rules, one thing is clear: trust should be the standard.

In our comments to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, we emphasize the need for evidence-based policymaking that protects privacy, security, and innovation.

Strong digital ecosystems don’t happen by accident—they’re built with care.

Read more: https://t.co/ZCSB8VIkNr

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In just a few weeks, on June 3rd, the EU is expected to publish its Tech Sovereignty Package, a controversial protectionist digital strategy with a goal of boosting EU economic resilience. However, if their goal is to kickstart its lagging innovation engine and expand Europe’s economic potential, we’ve outlined four key opportunities to advance a more dynamic, vibrant, innovative, and trustworthy European digital ecosystem that can lift its economy and propel new competition. Europe has just a narrow window to reject overly simplistic protectionist proposals aimed at reducing its dependencies on modern technologies and instead make the hard choices to fix its broken innovation engine and remove its regulatory roadblocks that are holding it back.

To achieve the €1 trillion in estimated gains that next-generation mobile innovation is projected to deliver, we argue Europe must fully embrace a more trusted technological future. And the shortest path to progress begins with a regulatory retooling.

Read the full story explaining how digital sovereignty steps can backfire taking Europe backwards, learn how the EU’s Digital Markets Act is a prime examples of rules holding Europe back, and see why there is growing consensus that regulatory simplification and improvement has emerged as the single most powerful lever to boost investment and innovation in Europe in the short term.    https://t.co/3DOyX0PrXx

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Big news from those working to prevent digital fraud and scams. Apple prevented over $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2025 and prevented  5.4 million stolen credit cards from being used. Last year we hosted a conversation with senior government officials, representatives from technology and financial services industries, and experts from think tanks and academia and the sharp rise in digital scams in fraud was identified as an issue of serious concern, especially those targeting children and the seniors.  Scams and fraud have been on the rise for years, but AI-enabled malicious activity has allowed for much more sophisticated and complex attacks. Companies are on the front lines of fraud prevention and it’s great to see companies helping to build a trusted digital ecosystem through a rigorous review process. https://t.co/FI6m17ipuY

Read more about TF’s conversations on consumer protection in the digital age here: https://t.co/2ieWUeOzpd

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A new poll out today finds that Canadians strongly value the encryption protections built into their technologies and are overwhelmingly concerned about features contained in Bill C-22 which requires companies to weaken the very encryption that protects their data by creating a digital backdoor. As we’ve explained, there is no way to create a back door for the good guys that doesn’t eventually get exploited by the bad guys.  Canadians understand this.  In the new poll released by CDT finds:

▪️83% of Canadians are concerned such action could potentially increase fraud, data leaks, and cybercrime.
▪️Two-thirds of Canadians agree there are better ways to tackle serious crimes than accessing encrypted messages.
▪️Only one in 10 Canadians believe the government should have the power (as would be provided by Bill C-22) to secretly order technology companies to provide access to users protected data.
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Europe’s first self-review of the Digital Markets Act calls it a “success,” but the full picture is more complicated.
Our analysis finds gaps when it comes to privacy, security, and real-world user impact.

A strong digital ecosystem depends on trust and evidence-based policymaking.

Read more: https://t.co/TEeWeO5aUN

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For #AAPIHeritageMonth we want to spotlight Reshma Saujani, an Indian-American woman who founded Girls Who Code, a non profit dedicated to teaching young women computer science skills. Her work reminds us that expanding access to tech enhances the future of innovation. Read more about Reshma Saujani here: https://t.co/MqdFw0HF3G.

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Rushing complex digital regulations comes with real risks.

New reporting highlights how efforts to fast-track rules in Brazil could unintentionally weaken the very security systems people rely on every day, from protecting personal data to safeguarding business operations.

Recent smartphone exploits show how quickly vulnerabilities can be scaled when core safeguards are exposed. That’s why digital policy needs to be grounded in technical expertise, evidence, and a full understanding of real-world impacts.

A strong digital ecosystem isn’t just competitive, it’s secure, resilient, and built on trust.

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