The arrest of two students and bringing of charges against two journalists are the most recent evidence of Tunisia's degradation of free expression. According to the organisation ARTICLE 19, which also criticises student impr...
Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has issued guidelines on 'responsible use of biometric data in security applications'. The guide explores issues that should be considered when implementing security cameras a...
The European Commission has extended the deadline for proposals for European Digital Identity Wallet under the European Digital Identity framework to 17 August 2022. This gives industry and policy makers more time to iron out issu...
After launching the CLS (Cybersecurity Labelling Scheme) in 2020, The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) introduced an initiative known as CLS-Ready. The initiative will enable developers and manufacturers to use hardware eq...
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) launched the National Integrated Centre for Evaluation (NiCE). The centre aims to create a community of practice, develop...
According to Computer Weekly, the Irish High Court has dismissed a legal challenge by Facebook against a draft decision by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) to suspend Facebook Ireland's transfer of data about European ...
The French data protection authority CNIL has released its 2020 annual report. According to Euractiv, French citizens made 62.5% more complaints related to their digital rights compared to 2018, the year the General Data Protectio...
The East African Community (EAC) and the German government announced a cooperation agreement worth US$65 million to support projects in the areas of health, digital skills, and water resources management. Within this agreement, th...
Google has announced plans to build a 'useful, error-corrected quantum computer' by the end of the decade. According to Google scientist Hartmut Neven, the company now has important components in hand to build a quantum computer t...
South Africa is considering legislative amendments for South Africa's industrial policy to galvanise inclusive growth and build local industrial capacity. Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel stated that the new policy would ...
US financial services company Wells Fargo has launched a banking inclusion initiative to assist unbanked individuals gain access to affordable, mainstream, digitally-enabled transactional accounts. The commitment has two main pill...
ITU has unveiled a new security lab to support innovators in ensuring the security and resilience of financial applications and enabling infrastructure. The lab was created by the Financial Inclusion Global Initiative (FIGI)...