Today’s Tech Sightings: Thai Activists Work to Keep Open Web Amid Online Freedom Restrictions Thailand’s military junta has been steadily pursuing people who allegedly have defamed the country’s king on Facebook and other online services. Writer Janjira Sombatpoonsiri notes that hundreds of websites were blocked in May as internet restrictions increased. But pro-democracy activists are […]
Thai Activists Fight for Web Freedom; Google to Train Millions in Africa
Posted July 27th, 2017 at 1:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Cybersecurity Key Concern for APAC; Google Preps for ‘Future of Work’
Posted July 26th, 2017 at 1:03 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: APAC Users Not Confident Their Online Data Is Properly Secured A new survey released by the Internet Society shows cybersecurity is a top concern for consumers in the Asia-Pacific, with more than 70 percent saying they believe their online personal data is not properly secured. Up to 55 percent said they were […]
‘Devil’s Ivy’ Bug Hits IoT Devices; China Begins VPN Crackdown
Posted July 20th, 2017 at 12:57 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Millions of IoT Devices Hit by ‘Devil’s Ivy’ Bug in Open Source Code Library Cybersecurity experts have been warning about potential risks to Internet of Things (IoT) devices for months. Now, millions of IoT devices, including Axis Communications’ security cameras, are vulnerable to remote attacks because of a flaw in a widely-used […]
WhatsApp Partially Blocked in China; Google Overhauls Mobile Search
Posted July 19th, 2017 at 1:31 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Chinese Government Partially Blocks WhatsApp Service The WhatsApp messaging service ran afoul of Chinese government censors as part of a wider effort to restrict messengers that do not follow the country’s surveillance policies. The government partially blocked messages in China on Monday, with users reporting instances of undelivered messages that contain pictures […]
Facebook Rejects Pakistan Policy Change; ‘GhostCtrl’ Malware Returns
Posted July 18th, 2017 at 12:01 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Facebook Denies Pakistan Policy Change Request Facebook informed the Pakistani government it was not interested in complying with its request to change authentication policies from email addresses to telephone numbers. Last week, Pakistan asked Facebook to make the change in order to track fake account owners and those who engage in hate […]
Report: AI Will Deepen Social Divides; India Leads Global Facebook Use
Posted July 13th, 2017 at 12:33 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: New Report Says Robots, AI Will Make Social Inequality Even Worse A new report from UK charity Sutton warns that developments in automation and artificial intelligence will deepen the divide between rich and poor in the UK unless the government takes action. The report suggests it will be easier for richer people […]
Millions of Verizon Records Leaked; Tech Giants Rally for Net Neutrality
Posted July 12th, 2017 at 12:51 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Millions of Verizon Customer Records Exposed in Security Lapse Up to 14 million Verizon subscriber records were left unprotected on an Amazon storage server in Israel. An employee of Israel-based NICE Systems left the information unsecured on the server and available for download with little difficulty. The leak includes sensitive records of […]
China Eyes VPN Ban; Wednesday Set as Net Neutrality Day of Action
Posted July 11th, 2017 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: China Will Block All VPNs by February 2018 The Chinese government has notified internet carriers that they have until February 1, 2018 to block all Virtual Private Networks (VPN) connections and shut down unauthorized VPN operators. Thanks to the country’s Great Firewall, a lot of internet services, including Western social media networks […]
Apple’s iPhone Turns 10; New Details Emerge About ‘Petya’ Data Wiper
Posted June 29th, 2017 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Here’s Everything the iPhone Has Replaced in the Last 10 Years On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was born. It had a unique feel to it that continues to permeate new iterations of the device. And despite a bumpy start, connectivity limitations, and battery issues, it was an instant hit that […]
‘Petya’ Spreads as Questions Mount; Facebook’s Hate Speech Rules
Posted June 28th, 2017 at 1:57 pm (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Massive Cyberattack Has Spread to More Than 64 Countries Ukraine has managed to control the latest ransomware strain known as “Petya” or “NotPetya” that started Tuesday and spread to more than 64 countries. Petya showed up last year, but this updated strain has new capabilities. Its predecessor, WannaCry, wreaked global havoc in […]