Cashless payment is booming, thanks to coronavirus. So is financial surveillance
A banknote has been sitting in my wallet for six months now. As time ticks on, it burns an ever greater hole in my pocket.
Sep 10, 2020
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Trump moves on China apps may create new internet 'firewall'
A ban by President Donald Trump's administration on Chinese mobile apps such as TikTok and WeChat risks fragmenting an already fragile global internet and creating an American version of China's "Great Firewall."
Aug 7, 2020
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As the coronavirus spread, two social media communities drifted apart
On Feb. 11, 2020, the World Health Organization put a name to the mysterious respiratory disease spreading with alarming speed around the globe: COVID-19.
Jul 3, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic moved life online – a surge in website defacing followed
One consequence of the public's compliance with social distancing and quarantines during the COVID-19 pandemic is a sharp decline in most types of crime. It looks like people staying home made communities less conducive to ...
May 26, 2020
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Working from home risks online security and privacy: How to stay protected
Remote working can be a blessing. More time with family, less commuting, and meetings from the comfort of your living room. But as millions across the world switch to working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they may ...
Mar 27, 2020
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Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home
When two Spanish footballers took to the controls of "FIFA 20" after the coronavirus pandemic saw their La Liga match cancelled, a stadium-sized virtual audience watched online.
Mar 25, 2020
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UK lays out tough child data privacy rules
Social media sites, games and other online services won't be allowed to "nudge" British kids into revealing personal details or lowering their privacy settings, under tough new rules drawn up by the country's privacy regulator.
Jan 22, 2020
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China talks up tech prowess in face of US rivalry
China on Sunday said it aims to become a "great power" in the online world and took a swipe at Washington on trade, kicking off its annual conference promoting the Communist Party's controlled and censored version of the ...
Oct 20, 2019
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Teletext was slow but it paved the way for the super-fast world of the internet
The BBC has announced that 2020 will mark the end of the Red Button text service—the final incarnation of what was originally known as CEEFAX and Oracle. Those old text-based TV services would seem ridiculously clunky and ...
Sep 26, 2019
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