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Millions ‘gambling with personal data’ using fake wifi hotspots
Millions of people are gambling with their personal data by blindly accessing fake wifi hotspots, according to a poll. Read more…
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GSMA still wants telcos to be in the SDG business somehow
The GSMA wants telcos to seriously integrate SDGs into their business models. What could go wrong? Well, a lot actually … Read more…
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Selling geolocation data is risky business for telcos
Telcos are monetizing location-based services partly by selling geolocation data to third parties. But are they doing enough to prevent it from being misused? Read more…
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Russian comms ministry backs bill to plug state data leaks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has drawn up draft legislation aimed at stopping leaks of personal information from state agencies, a step that follows publication of details of Russians allegedly involved in clandestine intelligence operations abroad. Read more…
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Malaysian minister proposes open data exchange
In his keynote address at Digital Transformation Asia 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s Minister of Communications and Multimedia Gobind Singh Deo announced an open data exchange platform for the country. Could this signal the re-emergence Read more…
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Hong Kong privacy watchdog probes Cathay Pacific data breach
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s privacy commissioner will launch a compliance investigation into Cathay Pacific Airways over a data breach involving 9.4 million passengers, saying the carrier may have violated privacy rules. The airline Read more…
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Tim Berners-Lee seeks to fix the web with new ‘contract’
LONDON (Reuters) – Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, has launched a campaign to persuade governments, companies and individuals to sign a “Contract for the Web” set of principles designed to defend a Read more…
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Big data is becoming heavy data – and that’s a problem
Data mass is beginning to exhibit gravitational properties – it’s getting heavy – and eventually it will be too big to move. How will networks handle this? And what does it mean for digital identity, Read more…
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Hackers steal and post personal data from Akado Telecom
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of wealthy Moscow residents who subscribed to regional internet provider Akado Telecom have had personal data including names, home addresses and mobile numbers posted online. People affected by the high-profile data Read more…
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Here’s how to avoid email phishing scams: stop using email
One result of getting your online credentials stolen may be fraudulent phishing emails pretending to be from a company you do business with. There are two ways said business can mitigate that: encrypt all their Read more…