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'Five Eyes' agencies demand reignites encryption debate
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
The reaction came following a weekend statement from the "Five Eyes" intelligence agencies calling on "industry partners" to provide a way for law enforcement t...
After Trump bashing, tech firms gird for congressional grilling
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
Top executives from Twitter and Facebook were to appear in two hearings on Wednesday, with Google's participation a question mark. The hearings come with online...
US to probe tech firms on competition, 'stifling' free speech
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
"Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or how we enforce our rules," Dorsey said in p...
China blocks Australian state broadcaster's website: ABC
Sep 03, 2018 (AFP)
It comes a year after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation began running a Chinese-language service. ABC said access to its website and apps was blocked on A...
Senior Republican calls for reopening of Google probe
Aug 30, 2018 (AFP)
Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah called on the Federal Trade Commission "to reconsider the competitive effects of Google's conduct in search and digital advertising....
Trump idea on regulating Google 'unfathomable'
Aug 30, 2018 (AFP)
Legal and media experts say Google and other internet firms enjoy the same constitutional protections on free speech as news outlets, precluding any government ...
Trump warns tech giants, stepping up attacks claiming 'bias'
Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)
Trump offered no details on what if any actions he might take, but a top White House aide suggested the administration may look at some type of regulation in re...
Lithuanian media sign pact with govt to counter hackers
Aug 28, 2018 (AFP)
Fears are increasing over possible meddling in elections next year in the Baltic EU and NATO state, where hackers have planted fake news stories on media organi...
To protect tigers, scientists turn to criminal profiling algorithm
Aug 27, 2018 (UPI)
Ecologists and social scientists have adapted the profiling tool to protect tigers. Tiger numbers are shrinking around the world. Deforestation continues to shr...
Trump social media 'censorship' claim is fake but widely believed
Aug 26, 2018 (AFP)
The US president returned to the topic on Friday with a tweet saying: "Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people... People have to figure out what is...
Face recognition nabs fake passport user at US airport
Aug 24, 2018 (AFP)
Officials said that on the third day of deployment of the new technology, border agents were able to determine that the man was using a fake French passport. US...
Tech giants aim to coordinate fight on misinformation: report
Aug 24, 2018 (AFP)
The report by BuzzFeed based on a leaked email said the companies were set to meet at Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco. Microsoft, Snapchat and other tec...
US taps ex-prosecutor as watchdog over China's ZTE
Aug 24, 2018 (AFP)
The appointment comes as part of a controversial settlement with Washington after President Donald Trump in May personally intervened to rescue the company, whi...
US rebukes China after BuzzFeed reporter's visa denial
Aug 24, 2018 (AFP)
Megha Rajagopalan, who is American and had been in China for six years, was effectively forced out of the country after officials decided not to extend her jour...
Google blocks accounts in 'influence operation' linked to Iran
Aug 23, 2018 (AFP)
Google said that working with the cybersecurity firm FireEye, it linked the accounts to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting as part of an effort dating to...
China's Huawei, ZTE blocked from Australia's 5G network
Aug 23, 2018 (AFP)
Huawei -- one of the world's largest telecommunications equipment and services providers -- has been under scrutiny in some countries, including the United Stat...
BuzzFeed reporter 'effectively' ejected from China: foreign media
Aug 22, 2018 (AFP)
Megha Rajagopalan, who is American and had been in China for six years, said on Twitter that the foreign ministry had "declined to issue me a new journalist vis...
Facebook, Twitter takedowns show quandary in curbing manipulation
Aug 22, 2018 (AFP)
Facebook announced late Tuesday it removed more than 650 pages, groups and accounts identified as "networks of accounts misleading people about what they were d...
Chinese police nab suspects after $87 mn cryptocurrency theft
Aug 19, 2018 (AFP)
Police in the northern city of Xian began investigating in March when a victim surnamed Zhang complained that hackers had taken control of his computer to steal...
Silicon Valley idealism at odds with China market
Aug 18, 2018 (AFP)
Using technology to make the world better is a well-worn mantra in Silicon Valley, preached so strongly by internet companies such as Google and Facebook that i...
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