Microsoft has announced that a testable version of DNS over HTTPS (DoH) is now available to Windows Insiders -the company's experimental version of Windows. Once activated, DoH will allow the Windows operating system to use the Do...
Ontario-based eCycle Solutions has joined the Electronics Reuse and Recycling Alliance's (TERRA) 'Done with IT' programme, to provide mail-in electronics recycling options for businesses and individuals across Canada. The co-opera...
The UN and other partner organisations of the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) have published a new report that provides a snapshot of some of the latest information available on how the Coronavirus ...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 organisations across New Zealand have undertaken the 'Five point plan for digital inclusion: COVID-19 and beyond' and called upon the government to espouse it. The plan pinpoints five prior...
Australia's E-safety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant shared that child abusers have created and shared an online grooming manual describing ways to manipulate and exploit children online during COVID-19. With more children spending...
In a bid to enhance consumer protection and experience, Visa has announced that it is adding 28 new partners to its Visa Token Service as credential on file token requestors. Visa's vice president of digital solutions Alan Johnson...
Amazon has called on the US Congress to enact an anti-price gouging law to ensure protection of consumers. Brian Huseman, head of public policy for the Americas at Amazon, in a blog post said price gouging is an offence during tim...
According to a news report, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has commended Nigeria for taking decisive steps to prevent price hikes and other anti-competitive behaviour during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. U...
Facebook has announced that it is working with its partners to deploy the most comprehensive undersea cable that will ensure that the whole African continent is connected to a faster Internet. According to Facebook, it is motivate...
Brussels-based European Digital Rights (EDRi) has released a position paper calling for a ban on biometric surveillance in the EU. The paper raises concern about the increasing use of biometric technologies such as facial recognit...
The social networking site Reddit has introduced a new programme called 'community points' to create incentive for quality content from its community. Users who participate in their various groups will be awarded points for qualit...
Alphabiet's balloon-powered 4G internet service Loon will be available in various regions in Mozambique soon. A collaboration with local operator Vodacom will provide 4G service with data, voice,SMS and USSD in the Cabo Delgado an...