Egypt and Lebanon became two of the latest countries to launch online registration systems for COVID-19 vaccines. Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed said during a weekly cabinet meeting that the vaccines wi...
Graphika, a social media analytics company, published a report on a misinformation campaign that targeted the Belgian government's decision to ban Huawei from its 5G rollout. The company found that a cluster of inauthentic Twitter...
A California district court ruled Uber drivers in California have the right to proceed with their class action lawsuit over employment benefits they allege the company owes them. Around 4,800 drivers collectively sued Uber for not...
According to a Reuters report, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) said it will challenge a court application by a telecom operator, MTN Group, seeking to review or overhaul the regulator's spectrum au...
According to a Reuters report, Brazil's federal government is planning to roll out a 5G network exclusively for its own use with security requirements for equipment suppliers separate from nationwide networks. The plan calls for a...
The European Union released a list of guidelines surrounding the involvement of vendors like China's Huawei, which they describe as being high-risk in the implementation of 5G networks. Individual EU member states will decide whic...
A Republican State Representative of River Falls in the USA has introduced a legislative act, which consists of three bills to help protect data privacy. According to WQOW, The three bills proposed would allow for greater control ...
Microsoft has announced the launch of an AI for Health programme, dedicating US$40 million over five years to 'empower researchers and organisations with artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the health of people and communities...
According to IAPP, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection criticised the Irish Data Protection Commission for its "unbearable" inaction. Regretting the lack of sufficient actions taken against large Internet companies...
According to The Verge, Facebook has agreed to pay a$550 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit in Illinois, regarding its use of facial recognition. This lawsuit against Facebook has started in 2015, as plaintiffs alleged t...
According to the local news outlets,Iran is involved in a multilateral talks regarding the future payment system that would support cryptocurrency. Iran is negotiating with the representatives from eight countries (Switzerland, So...
The US civil society organisation Public Knowledge published a white paper suggesting a new way to protect customer IoT device security. The paper proposes to create a 'Security Shield' label, that will inform consumers whether a ...