privacy
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Technology
April 3, 2020
Google to publish user location data to help govts tackle virus
Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness…
For Moscow’s quarantined, 100,000 cameras are watching
World
March 24, 2020
For Moscow’s quarantined, 100,000 cameras are watching
A vast and contentious network of facial recognition cameras keeping watch over Moscow is now playing a key role in…
Israel takes step toward monitoring phones of virus patients
Middle East
March 16, 2020
Israel takes step toward monitoring phones of virus patients
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has long been known for its use of technology to track the movements of Palestinian militants.…
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Technology
February 2, 2020
Facebook’s settlement puts spotlight on ‘biometric privacy’
Facebook’s massive settlement in a class action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is…
Amid tech turmoil, celebration at global electronics show
Technology
January 5, 2020
Amid tech turmoil, celebration at global electronics show
The Consumer Electronics Show opening Tuesday offers a chance to showcase the newest and shiniest gadgetry, looking past the turmoil…
China introduces mandatory face scans for phone users
Technology
December 1, 2019
China introduces mandatory face scans for phone users
China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according…
Egypt’s economic court fines insecticide company for spam messages
Egypt
November 10, 2019
Egypt’s economic court fines insecticide company for spam messages
The Economic Court has fined an insecticide company LE900,000 and ordered police to seize the company’s records and equipment, over…
NCHR criticizes arbitrary arrests, inspection of private phones in Egypt
Egypt
October 4, 2019
NCHR criticizes arbitrary arrests, inspection of private phones in Egypt
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has criticized the arbitrary arrest of citizens and inspection of their private phones…
Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’
Technology
September 24, 2019
Google wins EU fight against worldwide ‘right to be forgotten’
Google is not required to apply an EU “right to be forgotten” to its search engine domains outside Europe, the…
WhatsApp urges update after ‘serious’ security breach
Technology
May 14, 2019
WhatsApp urges update after ‘serious’ security breach
WhatsApp on Tuesday encouraged its users to upgrade the app to plug a security breach that allowed sophisticated attackers to…