According to the Independent, Israeli surveillance firm NSO has developed a new software to map the spread of the coronavirus through tracking patients' mobile data. The new software, which is being piloted by several countries, c...
A new survey from the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) shows how EU employers can set back actions from trade unions by the deliberate misuse of European data protection legislation. Taking the example of Spain, the surve...
Shortly after Google released its new website -Project Baseline -to provide access to COVID-19 testing sites, many now express privacy concerns. According to Forbes, Project Baseline's privacy policy confirms the site collects use...
The European Commission and the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) have prepared a joint statement on how to address the increased demand for network connectivity due to the coronavirus pandemic and ...
After discussion with European officials, Netflix has committed to reducing the video quality by using a lower bitrate on its streaming service for 30 days in Europe as well as the UK. The lower picture quality is expected to redu...
According to ZDNet, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has advised employers in Australia to comply with their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 when handling personal information related to the COVI...
The European Commission called on streaming platforms to take measures to prevent Internet congestion caused by thousands of people teleworking due to the coronavirus outbreak. Thierry Breton, the Commissioner for Internal Market,...
Twitter has announced a new update to its safety rules to remove more types of misinformation related to the coronavirus outbreak. The company will increase the use of machine learning and automation to take a wide range of action...
In accordance with its mandate and in collaboration with other federal agencies, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a list of 'Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce' to help...
The Bulgarian investigative journalist Slavi Angelov was assaulted by masked men outside his home in the country's capital, Sofia. Angelov works for the 168 Hours weekly newspaper. In a local news report, he said that two ma...
In reaction to allegations that millions of comments submitted about net neutrality in 2017 used data of American citizens without their consent, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) admitted in court that its electronic co...
The government of Canada has allocated in its 2019 budgetan amount of$1.7 billion Canadian Dollars to be invested over 13 years in High-speed Internet provide all Canadians access to high-speed internet. The goal is to e...