Facebook News,which provides internet users with curated news that can be accessed through a tab on the Android or iOS app menu,was launched in the UK, the platform's first market outside the USA. The service will have content fro...
YouTube suspended Rudy Giuliani, former President Trump's lawyer, from its ad partner program after he shared misinformation about the 2020 US election several times. In his videos, he has made numerous unfounded claims about the ...
Kenyan mobile network operator Safaricom will now generate receipts, payment reminders, and invoices for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using its mobile money services M-Pesa. Since its launch in 2007, M-Pesa has evolve...
A criminal complaint has been filed in a federal court against a New York City police officer for the sexual exploitation of children online. According to court filings, the defendant allegedly targeted vulnerable children on Twit...
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations along with the UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), launched a dedicated online portal to report child sexual abuse online. Kenya is the 44th country to partner with the IWF to h...
The Facebook Oversight Board has issued their first decisions on user complaints regarding content takedown, overturning four decisions and upholding one. It has also issued nine non-binding policy recommendations regarding Facebo...
The US Department of Justice issued an announcement that said an electronic health records (EHR) vendor, athenahealth, Inc., has agreed to pay US$18.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by ...
According to a report, South Africa's Department of Health Chief Operating Officer Milani Wolmarans said that the government will use an electronic system to track citizens' COVID-19 vaccination statuses. The Electronic Vaccine Da...
The Consultative Committee of the Council of Europe Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data has issued a set of guidelines on facial recognition technology (FRT), addressed...
Microsoft released its 2020 Environmental Sustainability Report, which focuses on four areas: carbon, water, waste, and ecosystems. Following Microsoft's announcement to be water positive by 2030, the report details Microsoft proj...
At the conclusion of the interminable UK Supply Chain Review vendors that are deemed to be 'high-risk' will be restricted from providing equipment for the core of the UK's 5G networks and will only be allowed to provide up to 35% ...
124 French civil society organisations, including la Quadrature du net, have released a joint letter calling for the ban of facial recognition for law enforcement. This letter invites political candidates to the upcoming local ele...