Tag: Internet

Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:29 UTC
Jail time of up to 2 years for stalkers in Brazil

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro signed into law a bill of Congress that makes internet stalking a crime punishable by jail time, it was published on Thursday in the Federal Official Gazette.
Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:07 UTC
Major fire at Europe's largest cloud services knocks out some 3,6 million websites

Some 3,6 million websites were knocked out because of a fire at a French cloud services firm in Strasbourg, including French government agencies' portals, banks, shops, news websites, and a chunk of the FR webspace, according to Internet monitors.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:02 UTC
Argentina extends price freeze on mobile, internet and TV services until end of 2020

Argentina has extended a price freeze on mobile, internet, and TV services until the end of 2020 after deeming them “essential public services”. The freeze prevents operators from increasing tariffs unless they receive permission from the country’s government. A price freeze has been in place since May and had been due to expire at the end of August.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Facebook admits to have taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts and “millions prevented every day”

Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down about 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Amid growing efforts to create fraudulent accounts, Facebook said it has stepped up its defenses and often removes the accounts within minutes of being created.
Monday, July 29th 2019 - 17:02 UTC
Cuba opens access to Wi-Fi but it's not cheap and demands users defend the “revolution in every domain”

All Cubans can now have Wi-Fi in their homes, as the island's government extends Internet access even while trying to maintain control over its version of the “truth” and to defend its legitimacy. “Cubans support and defend the revolution in every domain, both in the real and the virtual worlds,” Ernesto Rodriguez Hernandez, vice-minister of communications, said in an interview.
Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 10:59 UTC
Mercosur expected to announce dropping of roaming charges in Santa Fe

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are expected to announce Wednesday the elimination of the roaming service charge when travelling to any of the Mercosur countries, it was reported.
Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:59 UTC
Facebook profits and users rising, but company will set aside US$ 3bn for US FTC investigation into privacy practices

Facebook has said it will set aside US$ 3bn to cover the potential costs of an investigation by US authorities into its privacy practices. While it has provided for a heavy toll from the investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission, the final cost could be US$ 5bn, it said.
Tuesday, April 23rd 2019 - 08:21 UTC
Millions using popular easy to guess passwords such as 1234 or 1111

Millions of people are using easy-to-guess passwords on sensitive accounts, suggests a study. The analysis by the UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) found 123456 was the most widely-used password on breached accounts.
Friday, April 12th 2019 - 01:24 UTC
Again Amazon, Apple and Google could be infringing customers' privacy with voice reviewers

Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staffs who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps. News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who “reviewed” Alexa recordings.
Monday, April 8th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
UK planning strict rules and code of practice to tackle “online harms” in Internet sites

Internet sites could be fined or blocked if they fail to tackle “online harms” such as terrorist propaganda and child abuse, under government plans. The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport has proposed an independent watchdog and a code of practice that tech companies would have to follow.