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Tech firms, activists renew surveillance reform push
AFP, Published on 25/03/2015
» WASHINGTON - Big US technology firms joined a coalition of activists Wednesday urging Congress to pass a law scaling back government surveillance ahead of key deadline.
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Pakistan cyber bill threatens free speech, privacy: rights groups
AFP, Published on 20/04/2015
» ISLAMABAD - International rights organisations including Human Rights Watch on Monday urged Pakistan's parliament to reject a proposed cybercrime bill which they said threatened freedom of expression and privacy.
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Web of danger
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 26/01/2015
» The recently imposed ban on an Instagram account of a child celebrity sparked a debate on issues ranging from child protection and parental egos to online security. Two weeks ago the account of Wanmai, four-year-old sister of a well-known actor, was threatened with shutdown by the social media site. Thousands of her "followers" expressed their disagreement, even anger, with not just the announcement but also Instagram's minimum-age policy.
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US proposal seeks to head off Internet 'fast lanes'
AFP, Published on 05/02/2015
» The top US telecom regulator proposed Wednesday to regulate broadband Internet service providers as "public utility" carriers, in a renewed effort to enforce "net neutrality" rules.
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Press play to begin lesson
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/02/2015
» YouTube can be much more than just a tool of entertainment. With the right application, the world's largest video sharing website can also serve as an educational tool that reaches a large number of people at minimum, or even zero, cost.
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Uber to launch 'panic button' for users in India
AFP, Published on 07/02/2015
» WASHINGTON - Uber is launching a "panic button" and other safety features for users in India, following news that Mumbai was readying a ban on the ride-sharing service.
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Tech-sceptic Erdogan sends first tweet
AFP, Published on 10/02/2015
» ISTANBUL - He has compared social media to the "murderer's knife", proudly declared he does not "tweet or schmeet" and overseen blanket bans on Twitter.
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Fierce battle looms on US 'open Internet' rules
AFP, Published on 24/02/2015
» WASHINGTON - US regulators meet Thursday to vote on rules aimed at heading off Internet "fast lanes," although it may not be the end of a years-long battle.
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Google backflips on Blogger sexual content ban
AFP, Published on 28/02/2015
» WASHINGTON - Days after announcing a ban on sexually explicit content or "graphic nudity" on its Blogger platform, Google has reversed course.
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Ericsson sues Apple over patent violations
AFP, Published on 28/02/2015
» STOCKHOLM - Swedish telecoms group Ericsson announced Friday a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the US tech giant continued to use its technology in iPhones and other wireless devices after refusing to renew a licencing agreement.
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