2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (240+ words) Telecommunications providers' paid internet security add-ons are growing in popularity, but cybersecurity experts say core protection should come standard, not at extra cost. Companies like Telia, Elisa and Tele2 sell security services for up to about "4 a month, promising safer browsing…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (197+ words) Web mapping application Google Maps now displays cycle routes in Estonia. The Google Maps app from Saturday Still, allows cyclists to ensure a journey can be completed by bicycle for the entire duration. Previously users may have come across dead…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (482+ words) Despite Estonia's signature digital drive, nearly 120, 000 households still lack high-speed fiber internet, pushing many to rely on wireless or satellite connectivity. Even after tens of millions of euros invested in fiber networks, in reality, access remains unequal, especially in rural…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (581+ words) Unlike many traditional industries, data centers do not require a very large workforce and are therefore well suited to Estonia's economic model and demographics, writes T'nis Vare. Estonia's image as a digital state has been fading in recent years and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (461+ words) Phishing emails impersonating the head of a well-known think tank were used in an attempt to gain access to Estonian civil servants' devices. Earlier this week, the Information System Authority (RIA) sent an email to various institutions warning about a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (84+ words) ERR ERR will carry out maintenance work on its online environments overnight into Friday, which may cause disruptions to web services from midnight until the early morning. The maintenance work will take place in the early hours of Friday, April…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (319+ words) Starlink has launched a discount campaign as it moves to capture the Estonian market. According to Telia, however, this will not lead to a drop in data service prices. Lively debate about how good Starlink's satellite internet really is and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (700+ words) Last year, phone scammers defrauded people in Estonia out of "11. 5 million, with several of these schemes traced back to Ukraine. Ukrainian and Estonian police explain that this is a complex, multinational form of crime, but they vow to catch the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (301+ words) Although everyday activities of Estonia's residents are becoming increasingly digital, high-speed cable internet has not reached everyone's doorstep. Settlements with fast internet access have a higher average income per person than elsewhere, according to a study by Estonian geographers. "In…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (886+ words) Education Minister Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) said Estonia does not support monitoring chat messengers of private internet conversations currently under discussion by the EU. The new legislation is part of a new child protection-focused law and has been discussed by policymakers…...