Enox Safe-Kid-One a children's wristwatch that allows the wearer to be easily contacted and locatedhas been recalled by European Commission over concerns of safety and privacy.The device has a global positioning system (GPS), a mi...
IoT sensor networks are used for monitoring and reacting to physical characteristics of building environments (e.g. temperature, pollution and humidity levels, and electrical usage) and theNational Cybersecurity Center of Excellen...
A UK court found the government's mass surveillance powers unlawful, which could force changes to the country's spy laws. The media reports that the judges at the Court of Appeal ruled that the data retention law, which allowed au...
The EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum will start its work from February 20th 2018. The observatory should play a proactive role to help the EU to stay at the forefront and build expertise in the field of blockchain and cryptocur...
Krzysztof Izdebski reports that the European Court of Human Rights ruled that user rights to anonymously share photos of ballot cards should be allowed as a manifestation of the freedom of expression. Complaints to the National El...
According to Annalisa Merelli in Quartz Media, within hours of Obama taking power in the USA, the White House website listed 20 priority issues. Since the Trump inauguration, the US White House website shows a list of six. Notably...
The continuing government Internet ban in English-speaking areas of Cameroon is paralysing banks and affecting the economy. The ban was implemented in an attempt to quash opposition, but the lack of Internet has affected business ...
The recent Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report suggests that spam accounted for 65 percent of the total email volume in 2016. A review of statistical data from the last ten years shows that 2016 spam volume is close to the reco...
The Council of European National Top-Level Domain Registries (CENTR) has recently published itsDomainWire Global TLD Stat Report for the fourth quarter of 2016. The report, which covers the global status and registration trends in...
India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has presented the 2017-18 Union Budget, which is characterised by a focus on digitisation, infrastructure, and rural India. A number of digital policy-related proposals can be highlighted:
As every month,GIP Digital Watchbrings you the monthly summary of developments in digital politics, with focus on Geneva, in the Geneva Digital Watch newsletter. You can browse through the latest issue at this link. Special focus ...
The Thai government has tried to convince Facebook and Line to delete content that it presumes to be 'harmful to peace and order'. The Thai court has ordered the removal of the content, as it would '[damage] the country ...