According to Reuters, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) together with 11 states have filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google. Google is accused of breaking the law in using its market... (See more)
According to CNN Philippines, online lending companies will soon be banned from accessing private data as well as phone and social media contacts of borrowers. The National Privacy Commission (NPC)... (See more)
According to Politico, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has indicated there was a ‘high likelihood that Europol continually processes personal data on individuals for whom it is not... (See more)
According to Euractiv, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two investigations into Facebook after privacy concerns were raised about its handling of children’s personal data on... (See more)
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress delegates passed an amendment to China’s Law on the Protection of Minors by adding 60 new articles and updating some of the previous... (See more)
As part of cyber awareness month, USA National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) developed a visualized version of the NIST SP 1800-8, Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps in Healthcare Delivery... (See more)
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has published a discussion paper, Communicating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities to Patients: Considerations... (See more)
Twitter has changed its position two days after limiting a New York Post article about the presidential candidate Joe Biden from being retweeted. The Post’s article claimed that Biden met with... (See more)
The New Zealand's Office of the Privacy Commissioner has announced the launch of a new tool for organisations to report privacy breaches. The online tool NotifyUs provides guidance for organisations... (See more)
According to TechCrunch, the Belgian data protection authority (DPA) found that one of the main frameworks used for gathering users’ consent for targeting with behavioral ads does not meet the legal... (See more)
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has recommended measures to address the problem of electrical and electronic waste in the Philippines, one of the biggest generators of e-waste in Southeast Asia... (See more)
According to Global Times, a draft legislation on data protection has reached the first review stage in the Chinese legislature. The draft text includes fines of up to 50 million yuan (US$7.4 million... (See more)
The Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteering Programme, the UAE’s humanitarian organisation, launched several women’s telemedicine clinics across the world. This initiative is a part of the first... (See more)
The American Telehealth Association (ATA) has announced a new partnership with the UK-based Organization for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) to develop a review process for health apps in... (See more)
According to a news report, Facebook has partnered with Roke Telkom to launch its Express Wifi and other high speed Internet services in Uganda at affordable rates. The service which has been... (See more)
Headed by President Muhammadu Buhari the Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) endorsed N1.6billion (approximately US$ 4.2) for the establishment of e-Government Procurement Platform to fight... (See more)
US President Donald Trump has released a National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies outlining how the USA will promote and protect its competitive edge in fields such as artificial... (See more)
CNIL, the French data protection authority, has released a set of guidance for the use of facial recognition technologies in airports. CNIL distinguishes in particular four principles to be observed... (See more)
France and the Netherlands have proposed to the EU stricter regulation to oversee large technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Amazon. In a joint document addressed to the EU Commission... (See more)
Plan International Australia in partnership with ChildFund Australia and the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University have released a report Online Safety in the Pacific that... (See more)
In October the Parliament is set to debate the new Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is expected to introduce new concepts and focus on (1) new rules needed to frame responsibilities of digital... (See more)
India and Japan have joined the so-called “Five Eyes” group of nations: UK,US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in a campaign against encrypted platforms such as Facebook. In a joint international... (See more)
According to the Wall Street Journal, eleven national data protection authorities have objected the ruling proposed by the Irish DPA, in the case of Twitter’s 2019 data breach. This decision is... (See more)
Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) issued a guidance to sports clubs regarding collection and processing of personal health data during the COVID-19 pandemic. It noted that... (See more)
The main trends for Silicon Valley companies’ workforces after the COVID-19 pandemic have been summarized by Business Insider. Since March 2020, most tech companies based in San Francisco have closed... (See more)
London-based community interest company and technology venture local SocialBox.Biz and British politicians revealed a joint collaboration to address the digital divide during the COVID-19 crisis. To... (See more)
Digital inclusion charity Good Things Foundation cautioned against the new COVID-19 restrictions across the United Kingdom (UK) which could adversely impact 3.6 million people in northern England due... (See more)
Tigo Tanzania launched a new smartphone (dubbed Tecno-kitochi) to promote Internet penetration and bridge the digital divide in Tanzania. ‘The launching of the new smartphone into the domestic market... (See more)
Turkey’s Ambassador to Bangladesh has expressed the interest of his country to support the Digital Bangladesh programme, especially through partnerships in the information technology and e-commerce... (See more)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released the 2020 edition of "Digital Skills Insights", a collection of articles addressing the impact of digital transformation on capacity and... (See more)
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has found that major Dutch electronics retailers improved their information practices and began informing consumers about IoT security... (See more)
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Technische Universitat Wien (TU Wien), and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have developed... (See more)
According to Reuters, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) together with 11 states have filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google. Google is accused of breaking the law in using its market... (See more)
According to CNN Philippines, online lending companies will soon be banned from accessing private data as well as phone and social media contacts of borrowers. The National Privacy Commission (NPC)... (See more)
According to Politico, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has indicated there was a ‘high likelihood that Europol continually processes personal data on individuals for whom it is not... (See more)
According to Euractiv, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched two investigations into Facebook after privacy concerns were raised about its handling of children’s personal data on... (See more)
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress delegates passed an amendment to China’s Law on the Protection of Minors by adding 60 new articles and updating some of the previous... (See more)
As part of cyber awareness month, USA National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) developed a visualized version of the NIST SP 1800-8, Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps in Healthcare Delivery... (See more)
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has published a discussion paper, Communicating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities to Patients: Considerations... (See more)
Twitter has changed its position two days after limiting a New York Post article about the presidential candidate Joe Biden from being retweeted. The Post’s article claimed that Biden met with... (See more)
The New Zealand's Office of the Privacy Commissioner has announced the launch of a new tool for organisations to report privacy breaches. The online tool NotifyUs provides guidance for organisations... (See more)
According to TechCrunch, the Belgian data protection authority (DPA) found that one of the main frameworks used for gathering users’ consent for targeting with behavioral ads does not meet the legal... (See more)
The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has recommended measures to address the problem of electrical and electronic waste in the Philippines, one of the biggest generators of e-waste in Southeast Asia... (See more)
According to Global Times, a draft legislation on data protection has reached the first review stage in the Chinese legislature. The draft text includes fines of up to 50 million yuan (US$7.4 million... (See more)
The Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteering Programme, the UAE’s humanitarian organisation, launched several women’s telemedicine clinics across the world. This initiative is a part of the first... (See more)
The American Telehealth Association (ATA) has announced a new partnership with the UK-based Organization for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA) to develop a review process for health apps in... (See more)
According to a news report, Facebook has partnered with Roke Telkom to launch its Express Wifi and other high speed Internet services in Uganda at affordable rates. The service which has been... (See more)
Headed by President Muhammadu Buhari the Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) endorsed N1.6billion (approximately US$ 4.2) for the establishment of e-Government Procurement Platform to fight... (See more)
US President Donald Trump has released a National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies outlining how the USA will promote and protect its competitive edge in fields such as artificial... (See more)
CNIL, the French data protection authority, has released a set of guidance for the use of facial recognition technologies in airports. CNIL distinguishes in particular four principles to be observed... (See more)
France and the Netherlands have proposed to the EU stricter regulation to oversee large technology companies, including Google, Facebook and Amazon. In a joint document addressed to the EU Commission... (See more)
Plan International Australia in partnership with ChildFund Australia and the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University have released a report Online Safety in the Pacific that... (See more)
In October the Parliament is set to debate the new Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA is expected to introduce new concepts and focus on (1) new rules needed to frame responsibilities of digital... (See more)
India and Japan have joined the so-called “Five Eyes” group of nations: UK,US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in a campaign against encrypted platforms such as Facebook. In a joint international... (See more)
According to the Wall Street Journal, eleven national data protection authorities have objected the ruling proposed by the Irish DPA, in the case of Twitter’s 2019 data breach. This decision is... (See more)
Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) issued a guidance to sports clubs regarding collection and processing of personal health data during the COVID-19 pandemic. It noted that... (See more)
The main trends for Silicon Valley companies’ workforces after the COVID-19 pandemic have been summarized by Business Insider. Since March 2020, most tech companies based in San Francisco have closed... (See more)
London-based community interest company and technology venture local SocialBox.Biz and British politicians revealed a joint collaboration to address the digital divide during the COVID-19 crisis. To... (See more)
Digital inclusion charity Good Things Foundation cautioned against the new COVID-19 restrictions across the United Kingdom (UK) which could adversely impact 3.6 million people in northern England due... (See more)
Tigo Tanzania launched a new smartphone (dubbed Tecno-kitochi) to promote Internet penetration and bridge the digital divide in Tanzania. ‘The launching of the new smartphone into the domestic market... (See more)
Turkey’s Ambassador to Bangladesh has expressed the interest of his country to support the Digital Bangladesh programme, especially through partnerships in the information technology and e-commerce... (See more)
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has released the 2020 edition of "Digital Skills Insights", a collection of articles addressing the impact of digital transformation on capacity and... (See more)
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has found that major Dutch electronics retailers improved their information practices and began informing consumers about IoT security... (See more)
A team of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Technische Universitat Wien (TU Wien), and the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (IST Austria) have developed... (See more)
