By CIPESA Writer | As digital platforms become central to how Africans communicate, access information, conduct business, and participate in public life, the question of who holds these companies accountable … Continue reading Civil Society and the Fight for Big Tech Accountability in Africa The post Civil Society and the...

Suspending Discord's 'Go Live' feature, the National Data Protecting Authority has asked the company to prove compliance to Brazil's Digital ECA after a 13-year-old girl's suicide during a livestream. The post Data protection authority suspends Discord livestreams in Brazil after teen’s suicide appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Meta’s Scam Alert uses an on-device machine learning model to flag likely WhatsApp scams without sending message content to Meta. The post WhatsApp tests on-device scam detection as India pushes OTT apps into spam rules appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Access Now's Digital Security Helpline and Vita Activa offer holistic digital safety and mental health support for activists. The post Vita Activa & the Digital Security Helpline join forces to support mental health and digital safety for activists appeared first on Access Now.

Leaked passwords, social engineering and spoofed social media sites are among the tools hackers are using to gather individuals' private content and sell it online, the FBI said.

The initial Apple Pay launch will be supported by Visa and Mastercard credit cards only as the UPI authorisation requires NPCI approval and partnership with a sponsor bank to route transactions. The post Apple Pay set to launch in India by October, without UPI support appeared first on MEDIANAMA.