The Central Bank of The Bahamas recently launched a pilot of the digital currency the 'Sand dollar' which is not a typical cryptocurrency, but a digital version of the existing Bahamian paper currency. The premise behind its launc...
Through a US$60 million World Bank grant that has led to the rollout of fibre optic cables, the government of Haiti has embarked on a digital programme, to give broadband access to 2.7 million people across the country over the ne...
The United States House on January 8th passed three bipartisan bills related to the implementation of 5G onto the Senate almost unanimously. The bills are aimed at providing an edge to the U.S over China in the race for 5G network...
A California federal judge on Tuesday sent to arbitration a proposed class action alleging Uber failed to secure riders' and drivers' personal information after hackers stole 57 million accounts. The reasoning for sending this cas...
In the context of the ongoing .org sale controversy, a Cooperative Corporation of .org Registrants was formed in California, to offer an alternative owner of the .org registry. The cooperative's initial board members include, amon...
The US White House has published a set of draft principles for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The draft guidance notes that, when considering regulations or policies related to AI, governmental agenci...
In response to US Senators' inquiry about home security device company Ring's policy (subsidiary of Amazon), Amazon issued a public letter addressing their concerns about the privacy and security of Ring products. In the letter, t...
Interpol announced it had been coordinating an operation against cryptojacking (use of victims' devices to mine cryptocurrency) in Southeast Asia. The operation, entitled Goldfish Alpha, identified the infected MicroTik routers, a...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed a Rural Digital Opportunity Fund of US$20.4 billion to promote rural digital inclusion. The fund will be allocated over a period of 10 years and will be available to cable provi...
The World Economic Forum (WEF) launched a white paper that provides guidance on how to deal with business and policy challenges steaming from the introduction of 3D printing. The publication discusses the consequences of the adopt...
The US Senate has passed the bipartisan Developing and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act. The bill which was reintroduced in May 2019, would assemble a working group of federal entities and experts from the private and ac...
The Canton of Zurich has released the world's first set of educational materials on data security and privacy for kindergartens and younger primary school pupils aged four to six. The 'secrets are allowed' programme aims to instil...