Month: August 2024

Month: August 2024

China’s proposal to create a cyber ID system faces criticism
08/03/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

Taipei, Taiwan — Concern is rising among China’s more than 1 billion internet users over a government proposal portrayed as a step to protect their personal information and fight against fraud. Many fear the plan would …

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Turkey blocks access to Instagram, gives no reason
08/02/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s communications authority blocked access to the social media platform Instagram on Friday, the latest instance of a clampdown on websites in the country. The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the …

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Online misinformation fuels tensions over deadly Southport stabbing attack
08/01/2024 iNews,iTechnology iMaster

LONDON — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media. Hours after that, …

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