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Amid Facebook data scandal, UN says protection of privacy must be top priority
Cybersecurity ITU Image The United Nations says as the Internet user growth increases with growing online commerce of goods and services, protection of privacy must be a top priority. The UN agency dealing with the economics...March 29, 2018 937 0 -
The Internet of Things process manufacturing technologies set to grow
A drawing of the Internet of Things by Wilgengebroed via Wikimedia Commons As the personal and commercial use of the Internet grows rapidly involving unprecedented amount of data, the devices and appliances that physically connect the...January 17, 2018 942 0 -
Internet, not the cause but can be facilitator in radicalization: Study
Photo: ITU As experts look for causes behind extremist mindset in vastly different societies, a new study finds the Internet is not the initiator of violent behavior but could be a facilitator within the process of radicalization. The...January 1, 2018 997 0 -
Tech giants take key step toward realizing brave new 5G world
Flexible display of technology Credit: Arizona State University Prospectus April 2006/Wikimedia The leading tech companies took a key step this week toward full-scale development of the fifth generation of wireless networks, 5G, which with its lightning...December 25, 2017 1826 0 -
FCC reverses net neutrality rules; vows to protect consumers
Photo: Fabio Lanari/Wikimedia Commons The Federal Communications Commission Thursday repealed the net neutrality rules of the Obama Administration and voted to restore the “longstanding, bipartisan light-touch regulatory framework, ”which it said, has fostered rapid Internet growth,...December 14, 2017 926 0 -
Are we doing enough to protect children from dangers on the Internet?
Children at a New Delhi school, Photo: Ashutosh Sharma/UNICEF The Internet is a fact of life, and it is part of the daily routine for a large population of humanity having access to smart phones. You...December 12, 2017 1156 0 -
Global ad investment to grow 4.3% in 2018; Google, Facebook to gain big
Photo: ITU Updating its ad investment forecasts for the current and next year, GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, sees a growth of 3.1% in 2017 and 4.3% in 2018 representing an jump of $23B...December 11, 2017 1783 0 -
Saying goodbye to Net Neutrality – what’s your (s)take?
Photo: Fabio Lanari/Wikimedia Commons This month the Federal Communications Commission announced its intent to eliminate rules that currently make the Internet available to all without any discrimination in speed and content just like other utilities under...November 27, 2017 1915 0 -
Journalism challenges amid ‘fake news’ and Internet echo chambers
Photo Credit: UNESCO The onslaught of information – that may be wrong and in many cases misleading – in the digital age is posing stiff new challenges for genuine journalism. A new report Monday warned that...November 7, 2017 1830 0 -
Twitter, You Tube see increase in share as source of news while Facebook remains leader
A diagram on social media, Credit: Brian Solis and JESS3/Wikimedia Commons Twitter, You Tube and Snapchat have seen a increase in the share of people who get news on the website but Facebook remains the biggest social...September 7, 2017 1317 0