The outcome of Safaricom's bid for an operator licence in Ethiopia, one of the world's last major closed telecoms markets, will be determined by May this year. Ethiopia has committed to awarding two telecoms licences to mult...
RwandAir will become the first African airline to pilot IATA Travel Pass, a digital health passport developed by the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) and currently being trialed across the world. The airli...
A California federal court has issued an injunction in American Cable Association v. Becerra, allowing the state to enforce a net neutrality law passed two years ago. While the main case is still pending, this injunction is ...
The 2020 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index is now online. The nonprofit research group evaluates 26 of the world's most powerful digital platforms and telecommunications companies on 'their disclosed ...
According to a new report, a lack of internet access among some groups in the USA means they have been unable to register for COVID-19 vaccinations online. Many researchers have written about the effects of lack of internet access...
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) released a report titled, Security in 5G Specifications Report, about key security controls in the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The 3GPP serves as the main body d...
IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA) issued two internet of things (IoT) security guides for users and manufacturers. Both guides begin by addressing issues of security, privacy, and safety of IoT devices and conclude by providing infor...
UKs Intelligence Agency Government Communication Headquarters has published a paper Ethics of AI: Pioneering a New National Security sharing how the agency is using technologies such as AI to prevent child exploitation online. The...
According to Privacy International, despite Facebook's claim, its feature "Download Your Information" does not provide users with a list of all advertisers who uploaded a list with their personal data. In a study, Privacy Internat...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the breakthrough device designation to a Scottish medtech company Altair Medical the FDA's for a wearable biosensor technology that detects a potential opioid overdose d...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) together with Kerlink company plan to expand their water reservoir monitoring pilot to eight additional sites in Uganda, Iraq, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Bangladesh. The ...
Major Chinese telecom carriers developed online learning solutions to enable students to continue their studies from home as regular classes have been suspended at schools.The Tongzhou campus of Beijing No. 2 Middle Scho...