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China tells US to stop 'unreasonable suppression' of Huawei
May 16, 2020 (AFP)
The latest restrictions on the world's second-largest smartphone manufacturer, which is at the centre of US spying allegations, are a new escalation in the US-C...
US says Chinese hacking vaccine research: reports
May 11, 2020 (AFP)
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are planning to release a warning about the Chinese hacking as governments and private firms race to develop a vacci...
New task for spy agencies: stay ahead of epidemic threats
May 08, 2020 (AFP)
The scramble to contain the outbreak has underscored for many officials the need to adapt spycraft to the 21st-century threat of deadly germs that can spread li...
Trump administration divided over new 5G network
May 06, 2020 (AFP)
The five-member Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted in late April to approve the deployment of a 5G cellular network by Ligado Networks. Opponents of ...
More than 30 firms join alliance calling for 'open' 5G systems
May 05, 2020 (AFP)
The move comes amid heightened global debate over politically sensitive deployment of the ultrafast fifth-generation networks in a market led by Chinese-based H...
Google 'task force' fights bad COVID-19 ads
Apr 30, 2020 (AFP)
Google has blocked and removed coronavirus-related marketing pitches in recent months for policy violations including price-gouging and misleading claims, accor...
China says detained Canadians 'in good health'
Apr 29, 2020 (AFP)
Businessman Michael Spavor and former diplomat Michael Kovrig have been in detention since December 2018, an apparent retaliation for the arrest of Huawei execu...
YouTube expands fact-check panels in move against misinformation
Apr 28, 2020 (AFP)
The Google-owned video streaming service said it is expanding to the US a fact-check information panel feature launched last year in Brazil and India. Fact-chec...
Esper, lawmakers criticize FCC's approval of Ligado 5G proposal
Apr 23, 2020 (UPI)
The FCC approved the proposal Monday, which would see Ligado Networks deploy 5G and internet-of-things services using L-band spectrum that runs adjacent to spec...
Twitter to block virus 5G conspiracy theory tweets
Apr 23, 2020 (AFP)
"We have broadened our guidance on unverified claims that incite people to engage in harmful activity, could lead to the destruction or damage of critical 5G in...
CYSEC SA wins contract to protect ship tracking communications from cyber threats
Apr 23, 2020 (SPX)
The digital revolution also impacts the shipping industry by integrating automated navigation, cargo-tracking systems and digital platforms which facilitate ope...
Nation-backed hackers tune attacks to COVID-19; Facebook ads locations tags
Apr 22, 2020 (AFP)
A security team tasked with defending against government-backed cyberattacks on Google and its users said it identified more than a dozen state-sponsored groups...
Key witness testifies in Moscow espionage trial of US ex-marine
Apr 20, 2020 (AFP)
The trial of Paul Whelan, 50, is continuing behind closed doors in a Moscow court despite the coronavirus pandemic and diplomatic protests. Whelan's lawyer Vlad...
Pompeo hopes virus causes global rethink on Huawei
Apr 17, 2020 (AFP)
"I am very confident that... this moment, where the Chinese Communist Party failed to be transparent and open and handle data in an appropriate way, will cause ...
Facebook steps up fight against virus fakery
Apr 16, 2020 (AFP)
The US giant has already been publishing fact-checking articles about the global outbreak through its partnerships with media organisations, including one with ...
US threatens to block China Telecom from American market
Apr 10, 2020 (AFP)
A recommendation by the government's top departments, including Defense, State and Homeland Security, said that the Federal Communications Commission should "re...
Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
Apr 04, 2020 (AFP)
One obvious attraction for health officials is the possibility of using smartphones to find out with whom someone diagnosed with COVID-19 has been in contact. B...
Hacker 'ceasefire' gets little traction as pandemic fuels attacks
Apr 03, 2020 (AFP)
A deluge of attacks has included phishing emails purported to be from health agencies, counterfeit product offers and bogus charity donation requests, according...
Physicist from Hannover develops new photon source for tap-proof communication
Apr 01, 2020 (SPX)
A 15-member research team from the UK, Germany and Japan has developed a new method for generating and detecting quantum-entangled photons at a wavelength of 2....
Moscow rolls out mobile tech to enforce virus lockdown
Apr 01, 2020 (AFP)
The city authorities in the Russian capital have ordered Muscovites to stay at home and closed all non-essential businesses as part of measures to slow the spre...
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