Month: September 2021

Month: September 2021

Ireland Fines WhatsApp for Breaching EU Privacy Laws
09/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Ireland on Thursday slapped Facebook’s WhatsApp messaging service with a record fine for breaching EU data privacy laws after European regulators demanded the penalty be increased.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission was entrusted with the case because …

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Some Nigerian-based Experts Warn of China’s Growing Influence in African Technology
09/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei says it wants to train up to 3 million African youths to work with cutting-edge digital technology such as artificial intelligence. Already, Nigerian students who took part in a Huawei-sponsored information and communications technology …

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Facebook Invests in New Partnerships With Argentine Press
09/02/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Social media giant Facebook will invest $1.5 million in Argentine media to train journalists and promote online development, a first in Latin America.The agreement signed last week with almost 150 media outlets will allow 3,000 …

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South Korea Bans Google, Apple Payment Monopolies
09/01/2021 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

South Korea’s National Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems. South Korea is reportedly the first country in the …

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