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Turkey to probe massive 'personal data leak'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2016
» ANKARA - Turkey's authorities launched a probe Wednesday into an alleged leak of the personal data of some 50 million citizens which threatens to compromise the information security of much of its population.
Post-Snowden, UK watchdog issues online spying report
AFP, Published on 11/06/2015
» LONDON - The man responsible for reviewing Britain's anti-terrorism laws called Thursday for more judicial oversight over data interception as ministers prepare legislation firming up the powers of security services following leaks by Edward Snowden.
Obama presses for tough 'open Internet' rules
AFP, Published on 10/11/2014
» US President Barack Obama voiced support Monday for a new regulatory system for Internet providers aimed at avoiding a two-speed system leaving some services in an online "slow lane."
Hackers target Ukraine's election website
AFP, Published on 26/10/2014
» KIEV - Hackers attacked Ukraine's election commission website Saturday on the eve of parliamentary polls, officials said, but they denied Russian reports that the vote counting system itself had been put out of action.
At the NBTC, 'Heads must roll'
Business, Published on 13/08/2014
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is another regulatory body that has recently come under fire amid all the changes and restructuring proposed by the military regime.
Hackers disrupt Tunisia voter registration
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» TUNIS - Hackers briefly disrupted the online voter registration process for Tunisia's parliamentary and presidential polls later this year, the electoral commission said on Thursday.
US political campaigns may be able to accept Bitcoins
AFP, Published on 09/11/2013
» Candidates running for US federal office may be allowed to accept Bitcoin donations but not spend the digital currency, according to a proposal by regulators.
A Cyberocracy of Dunces
Business, Published on 13/02/2013
» Cybercrime has emerged as a critical threat to the modern world. But legislation to control it has lagged far behind the technology.
Kenya's geeks click away to ensure peaceful polls
AFP, Published on 27/01/2013
» Five years ago, a handful of bloggers invented a way to track -- and hopefully prevent -- bloody post-election violence that hit Kenya and claimed more than 1,100 lives.
Anti-regime Cuban blogger back at it after arrest
AFP, Published on 12/11/2012
» Despite two arrests in a month, a defiant Cuban blogger is right back at it, criticizing the Havana government as part of a drive that has made her famous abroad even if she is little known at home.