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- Media Council of Kenya Issues New Ethical Guidelines to Curb AI-Generated Misinformation and Content Theft in Journalism
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Victor Bwire, training director at the Media Council of Kenya, has outlined new professional standards to address the rising misuse of Artificial Intelligence in Kenyan media. The...
- NITDA and CAC Activate Joint Cybersecurity Defenses Following Threats to National Digital Infrastructure
Published: Apr 18, 2026
Section: Africa
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) have launched coordinated security protocols after detecting threats to go...
- Minister Bosun Tijani Announces Establishment of National Cybersecurity Coordination Council to Protect Nigeria’s Digital Economy
Published: Apr 6, 2026
Section: Africa
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has unveiled plans to establish a Cybersecurity Coordination Council. This initiative aims to fost...
- Supreme Court of Canada Reviews Meta Privacy Obligations Following Federal Court of Appeal Reversal
Published: Mar 23, 2026
Section: Politics
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to hear a landmark case regarding whether Facebook, now Meta Platforms Inc., violated federal privacy laws through its data sharing practices wit...
- FBI Issues Urgent Warning as Cybercriminals Hijack Home IoT Devices to Mask Enterprise Attacks
Published: Mar 18, 2026
Section: Other
The FBI has released new guidance warning organizations about the rise of residential proxies, where criminals take control of consumer devices to reroute malicious traffic. By hij...
- Breakthrough Chaos Theory Encryption Turns Individual NHS Medical Scans Into Unhackable Fortresses Against Ransomware Attacks
Published: Mar 13, 2026
Section: Research
Computer scientists at the University of East Anglia have developed a high-speed encryption method that secures medical images at the file level using chaotic mathematics. Designed...
- Indian Supreme Court Confronts Meta Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy and Alleged Theft of Private Information
Published: Mar 2, 2026
Section: Asia
India’s highest court has issued a stern warning to WhatsApp and Meta, demanding a consent-based framework that allows users to opt out of data sharing for advertising purposes. Th...
- Nigeria Investigates Temu Over Potential Data Privacy Breaches and Consumer Risks
Published: Feb 18, 2026
Section: Africa
The Nigerian government has launched an investigation into the popular e commerce platform Temu over concerns about data privacy. Regulators are examining how the Chinese owned app...