The Sophos Security Team has spotted a phishing scam impersonating the World Health Organization (WHO) that uses the coronavirus as its lure. The e-mail carries the logo of the WHO and contains instructions commonly used by scamme...
The US trade association, Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) issued recommendations for IoT policy principles aimed to guide governments, industry partners, and other stakeholders involved in securing Internet of things...
The District Court in The Hague, Netherlands, ruled that a government system using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify potential welfare fraudsters is illegal, because it violates laws that protect human rights and privacy. T...
Led by the UK's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, over 129 child protection organisations have written to Facebook against the company's plan to encrypt all its messaging platforms. Facebook has been main...
According to IAPP, AEPD, the Spanish data protection authority, fined mobile network operator Xfera M
After postponing the start of the spring semester due to spread of coronavirus epidemic in China, the Ministry of Education (MoE) mobilised major educational government bodies in Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan Province, and Zhejiang P...
On Safer Internet Day, that took place on 5 February 2019, Google Chrome, in collaboration with cryptographists from Stanford University, released a new extension named 'Password Checkup'. THe extension checks username and passwor...
On 5 February 2019, Facebook supported more than 20 non-profit organisations and government agencies in Africa, as they worked to sensitise people about Internet safety and security, on the occasion of Safe...
Ahead of national elections on April 2019, the Bombay High Courthas asked Facebook to submit an affidavit explaining how the platform plans to regulate political or poll-related advertisements on social media 48h before the ...
The second phase of Huawei's West Africa Cable System (WACS) configured on an amplified single fibre span has been completed. This is the longest 100G submarine cable in Africa that will provide a critical link between the African...
The European Commission hasrecommended engaging in two international negotiations on cross-border rules for obtaining electronic evidence. The Commission presented two negotiating mandates, one for negotiations with the United Sta...
The Danish data protection authority has published a practical guide on data minimisation and the right of erasure for implementing the general data protection regulation (GDPR), which indicates how data controllers need to develo...