By CIPESA Writer | Encryption is increasingly caught between efforts to strengthen online safety and attempts by governments to expand access to private communications. For journalists, civil society organisations and … Continue reading Encryption As a Digital Rights Safeguard The post Encryption As a Digital Rights Safeguard appeared first on...

By Jimmy Kainja | Mobile devices such as smartphones, computers, and tablets have transformed how journalists, activists, public figures, and ordinary citizens access, produce, and circulate information. By connecting people … Continue reading How Spyware and Digital Surveillance Undermine Democratic Participation The post How Spyware and Digital Surveillance Undermine Democratic Participation appeared first on Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa...

Norway is replacing category-based exemptions with a harm-based test to determine which social media platforms fall under its proposed age-limit law. The post Norway drops exemptions for games and messaging apps from proposed social media age limit appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

The Delhi HC permanently restrained 63 piracy websites from distributing copyrighted films and shows, ruling in favour of six major studios after the defendants failed to contest the claims. The post Delhi HC orders permanent block of 63 piracy websites streaming copyrighted films appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to crack down on AI nudify apps, non-consensual intimate images and apps that conceal harmful features during review, following scrutiny over enforcement. The post Apple targets apps that hide nudification features until after App Store approval appeared first on MEDIANAMA.

Political Microtargeting, Manipulation & Tracking Over three years ago, noyb filed complaints against several German political parties for unlawfully using political microtargeting during the 2021 federal election. Now, the Berlin Data Protection Authority has finally issued decisions concerning the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, the Left (Die LINKE), and the...