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IDSC: Egypt pivotal country in data transfer
Egypt
April 30, 2023
IDSC: Egypt pivotal country in data transfer
The cabinet’s media center said Egypt is a pivotal country in the data transfer; and that 90 percent of data…
Starting 2023, Netflix will no longer allow account sharing
Cinema/TV
January 1, 2023
Starting 2023, Netflix will no longer allow account sharing
Streaming platform giant Netflix officially announced that it will stop sharing passwords for accounts starting 2023. This follows from the…
TikTok confirms that journalists’ data was accessed by employees of its parent company
Technology
December 26, 2022
TikTok confirms that journalists’ data was accessed by employees of its parent company
New York CNN — TikTok parent company ByteDance has fired four employees who improperly accessed the personal data of two…
Data centers guzzle energy to keep cool. Could snow be the answer?
Technology
September 7, 2022
Data centers guzzle energy to keep cool. Could snow be the answer?
CNN Business — A city in Japan has found a way to cool the vast servers that support the global…
Instagram fined $400 million for failing to protect children’s data
Technology
September 7, 2022
Instagram fined $400 million for failing to protect children’s data
Dublin – Ireland’s data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against…
Egypt plans to extend submarine fiber-optic cable with Greece at a cost of US$60 million
Egypt
February 13, 2022
Egypt plans to extend submarine fiber-optic cable with Greece at a cost of US$60 million
Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat announced Saturday, that technical studies are currently underway for laying a…
The countries making dubious claims over Covid-19 — and what that means for the world
World
March 5, 2021
The countries making dubious claims over Covid-19 — and what that means for the world
For the past year, countries around the world have shared data on Covid-19 cases and deaths with the World Health…
Egyptian agricultural exports reached $144.3 mn in November 2020: CAPMAS
Business
March 2, 2021
Egyptian agricultural exports reached $144.3 mn in November 2020: CAPMAS
Egypt’s exports of agricultural products witnessed an increase between November 2019 and 2020 of US$15.5 million, according to data issues…
Photos: Following controversial update, here are the best alternatives to WhatsApp
Technology
January 13, 2021
Photos: Following controversial update, here are the best alternatives to WhatsApp
WhatsApp is one of the most popular online chatting applications, used by millions daily. However a recent update earlier this…
Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
World
April 4, 2020
Smartphone vs virus, is privacy always going to be the loser?
In Europe, officials, doctors and engineers are looking at how smartphones could be enlisted in the war against the spread…