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Ugandans lose voice, digital rights in pre-poll blackout
Uganda’s ban on social media days before presidential elections shows a rattled president flexing power over the Internet at the expense of free speech and citizen rights, digital campaigners said on Jan 13.
German police take down ‘world’s largest darknet marketplace’
A German-led police operation has taken down the “world’s largest” darknet marketplace, whose Australian alleged operator used it to facilitate the sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and malware, prosecutors said on Jan 12.
Web trackers: Conservative website Parler forced offline
The conservative social network Parler was forced offline on Jan 11, tracking websites showed, after Amazon warned the company would lose access to its servers for its failure to properly police violent content.
From Zoom to VR, the tech winners and losers of 2020
We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. When it comes to technology, 2020 was a year like no other.
Tech stars quit Silicon Valley as politics, pandemic weigh
Silicon Valley is seeing departures of some of its high-profile stars as a pandemic-linked shift to remote work and political polarisation have dulled the allure of the key tech industry hub.
How to spot fake shopping sites and avoid being scammed
Ben Black bought what he thought was a well-priced drone online. But the drone never showed up, the site stopped responding to his emails and he never got his US$100 (RM405) back.
Thailand uses drones for border surveillance as virus risk grows
Thailand is stepping up border surveillance by deploying drones and ultraviolet cameras after dozens of new Covid-19 cases were found linked to a town in neighbouring Myanmar.
As US hospitals cope with a Covid-19 surge, cyber threats loom
By targeting health care providers with attacks that scramble and lock up data until victims pay a ransom, hackers can demand thousands or millions of dollars and wreak havoc until they’re paid.
Greece puts faith in online schooling
As European governments double down on restrictions, Greece has taken the additional step of moving all school and university tuition to remote classrooms to cope with an alarming rise of Covid-19 infections.
Australian stock exchange fails to reopen Nov 16 amid data issue
Australia’s stock exchange did not restart trading on Nov 16 after a data issue spurred a market outage shortly after the open.
