Finland's data protection authority is investigating Nokia owner HMD over claims its mobile devices have sent data to Chinese servers. According toEngadget, the probe follows a report by NRK claiming to have proof that Nokia phone...
According to a letter seen by Reuters, which was sent by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to colleagues, the US Congress will vote on the bill known as the Save the Internet Act during the week of 8 April. The bill rese...
Facebooksettled three class actions claiming that the platform allows advertisers to unlawfully exclude women, older people and some ethnic groups from having access to job, housing and credit advertisements. Facebook announced th...
The European Commission has fined Google
On 21 March 2018, at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and six other UN entities signed a Letter of Intent, which served as a basis for the cre...
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has fined Facebook with a USD 365.000 penalty for violating a law against hurting the interests of users. The KCC probes revealed that Facebook intentionally slowed access while it negotia...
A report'Dangers of Digital Surveillance' highlighting issues of digital surveillance on journalists and human rights defenders in Pakistan has been released by Bytes for All, Pakistan. This report states that digital surveil...
African heads of state signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) on 21 March 2018 in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking during the ceremony, African Union Chair Mr Paul Kagame explained that the agreement aspires to boost i...
The European Commission haspresented a short-term and a long-term proposals for digital tax reform. The long-term proposal aims to adjust corporate tax rules so that profits are taxed where companies interact with users, i.e. in m...
The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) announced the launch of anopen tender procedure for the development and implementation of a net neutrality measurement tool. The main objectives of this procedu...
On 21 March, the US Senate approved an anti-sex-trafficking bill that permits victims to take sue online platforms that knowingly enable their abuse. Under previous laws, websites are not held responsible for third-party cont...
US congresswoman Elise Stefanik has introduced a bill in the Congress aimed at creating a National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The envisioned commission would be responsible for conducting a comprehensive ...