According to NL Times, the number of complaints about privacy violations sent to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) increased by a 79 % to 27,800 last year. The authority handled a total of 20,700 complaints last year, resul...
According to a news report the state of Massachusetts has received an amount of$10.2 million in federal funding to increase high-speed Internet access in rural communities in western Massachusetts. The funds, according to th...
The Indian government proposed to amend the rules governing intermediary liability protections, and invitedcomments on the draft ' Information Technology [Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018'. Some of the proposed...
India's government is finalising proposals to give it the power to block Internet content. The new rules would require applications like Facebook, Twitter, and TikToc to implement automated screening tools...
EU Parliament and EU Council reaches agreement on Copyright reform. The EU institutions decided not to impose filtering obligations but right-holders will get their fair share of any revenue due to copyright. According to the agre...
The Australian Parliament has adopted the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019. The Bill replaced the definitions of systemic weaknesses and vulnerabilities, which are now defined...
EU Commission, EU Parliament, and EU Council agree on fairness of online platforms' trading practices rule. The EU Commission, EU Parliament, and the EU Council reached a political deal that will define the rules aimed at cre...
The European Parliament has agreed to set up an EU-level tool which will support member states' screening foreign direct investment (FDI) on grounds of security and public order. The new regulation protects critical infrastructure...
The Canadian Federal Governmenthas committed to invest$225 million over four years to establish a Future Skills Centre at Ryerson University, in Toronto. According to a joint announcement by Employment Minister Patty Hajdu and Fin...
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Unionreached a provisionalagreement on the Digital Europe programme for 2021-2027, which will invest in five digital sectors: high performance computing, artificial intellige...
During hisspeech at the opening ceremony of the 42nd session of the Governing Council of International Fund for Agricultural Development, Pope Francis underscored the importance of science and technology in eradicating pover...
Crime Russia reports that YouTube and Instagram are facing possible blocking as '14 photos from Instagram of Rybka and video published on YouTube entered the register of prohibited information based on the decision of th...