Features
Attackers using squatting domains of major brands to scam consumers
While cybersquatting is not always malicious toward users, squatting domains are often used or repurposed for attacks. Read more…
Month: September 2020
News
AGR: Indian consumers likely to pay more for voice and data services
Indian consumers may have to pay more for voice and data services as telecom operators accelerate their plans to hike tariffs to cover AGR. Read more…
News
TikTok prospective buyers discussing four ways to structure an acquisition
TikTok’s prospective buyers are discussing four ways to structure an acquisition from its Chinese owner ByteDance that could be worth $30bn. Read more…
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Amazon’s latest offerings make India centre of its fintech push
Amazon has added insurance and even gold to its menu of financial services in India, a push that ramps up competition among its fintech rivals Read more…
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Pakistan blocks Tinder, Grindr for disseminating ‘immoral content’
Pakistan has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”. Read more…
Views
Data privacy survey in Singapore shines spotlight on Privacy Era
We have said before that we are now entering the data Privacy Era as the issue has become emotional and stressful. Read more…
Features
ETSI launches IoT ontology for automotive, eHealth, wearables and water.
ETSI SmartM2M technical committee has extended its IoT SAREF ontology to address automotive, eHealth/Ageing-well, wearable and water domains. Read more…
News
India launches new fund to drive a local startup ecosystem
India is preparing to give a push to local technology innovation through a newly announced startup challenge program called Chunauti. Read more…
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India’s top court gives telcos ten years to pay back AGR dues
India’s top court has given telecom firms 10 years to pay back dues owed to the federal government after they failed to make January payments. Read more…
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Facebook preparing for Myanmar elections by removing hate speech
Facebook preparing for Myanmar’s general election in November by improving the detection and removal of hate speech and content. Read more…
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Facebook comes out fighting over Australia’s news revenue share law
Facebook will block news sharing in Australia if the government goes ahead with a law to force it and Google to pay local media outlets. Read more…
Off the Wire
ZTE unveils world’s first under-display camera smartphone Axon 20 5G
ZTE Corporation has unveiled ZTE Axon 20 5G, the world’s first under-display camera smartphone, delivering the first true full display. Read more…
Views
Initial 5G user experience varies from good to pretty awful
A report on initial 5G user experience makes for interesting reading but also shows how much more there is to do to make 5G work. Read more…
Views
Forget bill shock, the next big thing will be a ‘billquake’
Billquake – a macro event set to affect a large number of customers who will inevitably react by becoming upset, angry or frustrated. Read more…
Features
One of the biggest online piracy groups in the world taken down
One of the biggest online piracy groups in the world known as Sparks was taken down by US authorities and counterparts in 18 countries. Read more…
News
Chinese universities are opening with facial recognition, bathtime bookings
Chinese universities revert to facial recognition and bathtime bookings for the fall semester after months of pandemic controls. Read more…
News
NBN service continuity rules breached by Telstra, Optus, TPG and Dodo
ACMA has found TPG, Optus, Dodo and Telstra in breach of consumer protection rules after customers were left without telco services. Read more…