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Global E-waste Monitor 2020: Growth by 21% in 5 years
According to the Global E-waste Monitor 2020, over the past 5 years global electronic waste (e-waste) grew by 21%. The report underscores that in 2019, an estimated 53.6 million tons of e-waste …Update date
Airbnb restricts young guests to combat house parties in the US
Airbnb is banning US guests under age 25 with fewer than three positive Airbnb reviews from booking homes close to where they live. The action is part of the effort to stop unauthorized parties across…Update date
New Freedom of Information Bill signed into law in Zimbabwe
A new Freedom of Information Bill has been signed into law by the president of Zimbabwe following the approval of the final version from parliament. According to a news report on the development, the …Update date
Wyoming introduces contact tracing app
The US state Wyoming is introducing contact tracing app Care19 Diary, based on apps already used in North and South Dakota. The aim of the app is to enhance existing contact tracing efforts in order t…Update date
ICANN Managed Root Server instance installed in Palau
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Palau National Communications Corporation have announced the successful installation of an ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) inst…Update date
Foreign media target Europeans with disinformation campaigns.
According to a new study from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), media outlets from China, Russia, Turkey, and Iran are conducting disinformation campaigns about the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaigns…Update date
NEC and JAMSTEC to develop AI tool to detect microplastics in oceans
NEC Corporation and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) have partnered to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will monitor the levels of microplastics in o…Update date
US Senate approves legislation for combating online child abuse
A US Senate has approved a legislation for combating online child abuse and exploitation. This revised version of the Earn IT Act, proposes to end the "blanket liability protection" for online platfor…Update date
Facebook reveals third-party app data-sharing issue
According to Bloomberg, in a breach of policies adopted in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook mistakenly shared some users’ personal data with outside developers for a longer period…
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