A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman has said the Queen will not intervene to release Julian Assange, vowing to remain “non-political.” The statement seemingly confirms that Assange’s detention is a political, not criminal, matter.
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There are calls for change after Facebook twice hosted livestreams of deadly attacks. But eradicating undesirable online content can be fraught
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Biometrics commissioner says force was wrong to say he backed use of the technology
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Facebook has also said it would conduct "proactive sweeps" in order to remove or block hashtags spreading misinformation on Instagram.
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The video platform is doing better than many other social networking sites but still faces an uphill battle.
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The government has awarded a HK$237 million contract to a Shenzhen company to build, support and maintain a new centralised email system for 22 bureaus and departments. The announcement raised security concerns despite the government say...
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US Justice Department blames Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history, which affected roughly 145 million people in 2017. ‘We remind the Chinese government that we have the capability to remove the internet’s cloak of anonymity,’ ...
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Facebook's social media accounts were temporarily taken over by a group of hackers on Friday afternoon.
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Toronto construction worker Wu Jian has lost a defamation lawsuit for using WeChat to spread what a judge called malicious falsehoods about a community leader. The ruling suggests Canada’s courts will punish people who use WeChat to spre...
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The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its growing 5G networks - but with restrictions.
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The UK has decided to let Huawei continue to be used in its 5G networks but with restrictions, despite pressure from the US to block the firm.
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A security issue should see Boris Johnson back his security advisers, even if it makes Trump furious
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The world might be turning to technology to solve everything from traffic to dating, but no one app or gadget will save the rich and famous from falling prey to cyberattacks, according to digital security experts.
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Our relationship with technology is more integrated into our daily lives than ever. In 2010, just over a third of American adults owned a smartphone; now the figure is more than 80 percent. But our comfort with technology - and the priva...
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Apple considered to protect iPhone and Mac iCloud user]s data by offering people end-to-end encryption for iCloud two years ago, but decided to compromise users privacy and security in an act that helps not only the good guys from the FB...
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Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of cloud-based messenger Telegram, says that Apple’s cloud service iCloud is “now officially a surveillance tool.”
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‘Grave concern’ expressed at evidence of possible ‘effort to silence Washington Post’
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Investigation suggests Washington Post owner and the murdered journalist Khashoggi boss was targeted by an Israeli "software for dictators" five months before murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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The reporter says he is innocent and is being punished by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro.
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As lawmakers consider facial recognition regulation and express a growing sense of urgency, Microsoft and Amazon have been top of mind.
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