The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) of Switzerland issued guidelines outlining data protection requirements for private companies when collecting health data for the purpose of managing the COVID-19 pa...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments in a case brought forward by groups -including the Environmental Health Trust -against the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over standards...
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa's (COMESA) Business Council (CBC) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) partnered to promote digital financial inclusion in the region with special focus on Small and Medium Ent...
Singapore police instructed the public to secure their IoT home devices such as internet protocol (IP) cameras, smart televisions, and digital locks. The announcement includes recommendations for the public such as: creating a gue...
Uganda is implementing a new telecom licensing structure.The new policy framework structure is aimed at improving the quality of telecommunications services and boost investment in the sector. The new regime has five licence categ...
Microsoft announced its latest decisions aimed at doing 'more to work with governments in a supportive and collaborative way'. The governmental affairs teams grew last week with two senior appointments. Ambassador Casper Klynge, a...
To prevent sexual abuse of children online and access to online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a fourteen member adhoc committee of the upper house of parliament (Rajya Sabha) in India have made forty recommendations. Some of...
Artificial intelligence (AI) was among the most prominent topics discussed at this year's World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting held in Davos, between 22 and 25 January 2019. One of the highlights was the WEF announcing the creation ...
Responding to a request from the WhoIS Registry to reduce the annual fees of$25 000, ICANN responded stating that thenew gTLD would have to pay the overdue fees by 10 Februray or risk being terminated. ICANN rules also allow gTLDs...
The South Pacific island nation of Tongo lost access to the Internet as the undersea fibre cable that serves its citizens was severed possibly by a ship anchor. The outage left citizens unable to accesssocial media, air travel boo...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has published theAdvanced Drone Operator's Toolkit. The guide offers a set of recommendations for governments that plan to integrate drones into their national airspace. The recommendations are based...
Singapore's Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) issued a draft version ofan Internet of Things (IoT) Cyber Security Guide. The guide aims to promote the implementation of best cybersecurity practices for IoT dev...