According to Bloomberg, the French data protection authority CNIL has opened an investigation into the social media app Clubhouse following a complaint. France24 reports that the inquiry will seek to determine if European data pro...
African satellite television provider DStv is offering news channels for free in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. DStv has opened BBC World, CNN, eNCA, SABC News, Newzroom Afrika, and Euronews Now for free to all viewers, inc...
Self-driving technology companies, including Waymo, Cruise and Uber, have suspended autonomous car testing that involves backup drivers in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus. "Removing the human driver holds great...
The European Commission expressed concern regarding COVID-19 disinformation. The global coronavirus outbreak has been accompanied by a wave of false and unverified information circulating on social platforms. There is special conc...
Amid the informational deluge on coronavirus, the UN highlights how children may find it difficult to understand what they are seeing online or on television which can lead to 'feelings of anxiety, stress and sadness'. The United ...
Facebook announced a$100 million grant program to help small businesses experiencing disruptions resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. The company is offering$100M in cash grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 eligible small b...
A report published by BroadbandNow, an organisation that tracks broadband speeds, has found that, although broadband speeds are holding up in several major US cities in the face of the mass shift to remote work as a measure of con...
Israeli firm NSO has developed a new software product for tracking the history of movement Coronavirus patients. The data analysis tool works by checking a patient's SIM card against other SIM cards that may have been close to the...
According to CNET, doctors in the USA can now use Facebook Messenger and FaceTime to diagnose patients, without worrying about violating privacy laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The Trump admi...
Kenneth Petty, husband of American musician, Nicki Minaj according to a news report can now legally access the Internet, contrary to what was initially stated in the conditions of his pre-trail release. Petty, according to the rep...
T-Mobile has been granted permission by the FCC to utilise additional spectrum within the 600 MHz band to address increased consumer demand for broadband access due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. T-Mobile requested thi...
Social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet, will need to amend their general terms of use within one month, in compliance with EU consumer protection legislation, theEuropean Commission announced. These amendme...