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  Martin van der Merwe

  

  1 day ago

  Pakistan says it blocked social media platform X over ‘national security’

  Al Jazeera

  The platform remained inaccessible to users, but government officials refused to acknowledge any restrictions, until now. Pakistan blocked access to social media platform X around the time of elections in February, the interior ministry said, citing national security concerns. Users had reported …

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  Martin van der Merwe

  

  6 days ago

  Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion

  Associated Press - By KELVIN CHAN

  LONDON (AP) — Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages. The social media platform said in a blog post Thursday that it’s testing out the features as part of its campaign to …

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  Martin van der Merwe

  

  5 days ago

  Faced with possibly paying for news, Google removes links to California news sites for some users

  Associated Press - By ADAM BEAM and TRÂN NGUYỄN

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Google on Friday began removing California news websites from some people’s search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state Legislature pass a law requiring the search giant to pay media companies for linking to their content. Google announced the move in a …

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  Martin van der Merwe

  

  5 days ago

  The Westminster honeytrap mystery is even stranger than we thought

  BBC News - By Henry Zeffman & Phil Kemp

  BBC News The BBC unearths crucial new details about the WhatsApp phishing scandal rocking Westminster. The Westminster honeytrap mystery is even stranger than we thought

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  Martin van der Merwe

  

  Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate

  BBC News - By Wycliffe Muia

  BBC News Young people were recruited as call-centre agents in a "sophisticated internet fraud syndicate". Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate

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  Martin van der Merwe

  

  Hackers could spy on you through your LG TV — update now to patch these critical vulnerabilities

  Tom's Guide - By Anthony Spadafora

  If you thought protecting your smartphone and laptop from hackers was bad enough, a new report has revealed the types of vulnerabilities that can be …