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Local police have been granted wider surveillance powers to monitor suspects, including wiretapping and accessing digital communications, without a judges approval. In this photo,

Hong Kongers worried about being targeted by national security law...

With mainland China enforcing the law, views such as wanting independence became outlawed overnight.

3 July 2020 3:11 PM GMT

Zachary Greene wears a face mask while protesting in front of the Lifsey residence where the USF President Steven Currall lives on campus on July 2, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. Tampa Bay Students for Democratic Society protest at the University of South Florida demanding an increase in Black student enrollment, employ more Black faculty and staff, more financial aid, and make direct connections with the surrounding community. Black workers account for 3.8% of all U.S. Facebook employees and 1.5% of all U.S. technical workers at the company. Those numbers have barely budged over the past several years, a common pattern across large Silicon Valley firms. (Photo | AFP)

Black lives don't matter at Facebook, only on their posters, staffer...

This isn't the first criticism a Black employee has levelled at Facebook.

3 July 2020 12:52 PM GMT

The moves come amid a rift in some parts of the United States on the need to wear masks, with some Americans rejecting the face coverings as government intrusion. (Photo | Pexels - Lucian Petronel)

With over 130,000 deaths in US, Facebook will advise use of face...

The social network said it would include alerts at the top of feeds on Facebook and Instagram, starting in the United...

3 July 2020 12:25 PM GMT

Since the misinformation law came into force last year, several opposition figures and activists have been ordered to correct posts while Facebook has been forced to block pages on several occasions. (Photo | Flickr - Newtown Grafitti)

Ahead of polls, Singapore government uses misinformation law to rein...

Under the law, ministers can order social media sites to put warnings next to posts the government considers false and...

3 July 2020 11:40 AM GMT

Googles $2.1 billion acquisition of the maker of smartwatches and fitness trackers was unveiled in November and rang alarm bells among global regulators over antitrust and privacy worries.

Google's purchase of Fitbit will stifle the competition, say consumer...

Regulators around the world... must therefore give it their utmost attention, they said, calling it a test case on...

2 July 2020 3:58 PM GMT

Its not clear that Mark Zuckerberg will see any reason to bend to meet protesters demands. (Photo | Wikipedia - Anthony Quintano)

Having 8 million advertisers, will Facebook be hurt because a few...

Data of past boycotts suggests the observable impact is relatively mild, a business intelligence firm said.

2 July 2020 3:24 PM GMT

The law also grant the prime minister authority to give Shin Bet additional powers if required, sparking concerns about undue surveillance. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

Setting a controversial example, Israeli Parliament permits phone...

The law grants internal security agency Shin Bet permission to track cell phones for a three-week period on a...

2 July 2020 2:09 PM GMT

The TikTok app, which was dropped like a hot potato, has gone offline and stopped working completely for users in India (Photo | Pixabay - Kon Karampelas)

Google, Apple quick to remove the 59 Chinese apps banned by India

Some app developers themselves also voluntarily took down apps from Play Store and App Store to adhere to local laws.

2 July 2020 12:27 PM GMT

The UK Competition and Markets Authority said it was concerned that Google and Facebook have developed such unassailable market positions that rivals cant compete on equal terms.

Why you end up paying more for mobile phones, hotel because of...

UK regulators say the duopoly are indulging in anti-competitive practices and wants to regulate the two US Big Tech...

2 July 2020 11:49 AM GMT

Performers, including former actress Genelia Deshmukh

TikTok influencers unfazed by ban, confident of gaining fame and money...

They will bear the brunt of losing income for the sake of the nation, they say

1 July 2020 6:22 PM GMT

Zoom came into the limelight during lockdown, accelerated security fixes forced by zoombombing

Zoom came into the limelight during lockdown, accelerated security...

When faced with a wave of lawsuits, the company said they would fix the service's weaknesses in 90 days. Now time's up...

1 July 2020 4:14 PM GMT

The ban on Chinese applications offers an opportunity for Indias tech ecosystem. (Photo | Flickr - Limelight Leads)

Save the list: Indian apps to replace the 59 banned Chinese ones

Many of the Chinese apps have several Indian alternatives. For others, there are the Big Tech ones.

1 July 2020 3:14 PM GMT