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  Irish police to be given powers over passwords

  New Age Online | Updated at 03:56pm on June 15, 2021

  The authorities of the Ireland police will have the power to compel people to provide passwords for electronic devices when carrying out a search warrant...

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  Messaging app Signal no longer working in China

  Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 11:42am on March 16, 2021

  The encrypted messaging app Signal, recommended by Tesla’s Elon Musk, appeared to have been blocked in China on Tuesday, closing off one of the last...

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  Bangladesh second in South Asia

  Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka | Updated at 03:21pm on December 24, 2020

  Bangladesh has risen from 73rd to 65th place in the global cyber security index compiled by the UK-based National Cyber Security Index. The index was...

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  Facebook, Messenger and Instagram all crash

  Online Desk | Updated at 05:58pm on December 10, 2020

  Users across the world reported problems with Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger on Thursday — some of the most popular social media apps around the world...

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  SydneySun, Dahua to invest tech plant in Gazipur

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 07:28pm on October 05, 2020

  SydneySun and Dahua of China will invest US $5 million to set up a video surveillance manufacturing plant on one acre land at Summit Technopolis...

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  Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists

  Agence France-Presse .San Francisco | Updated at 10:23am on September 18, 2020

  Twitter on Thursday said it is tightening security of high-profile politicians, campaigns and journalists as a ‘critical preventative step’ ahead of the US presidential election....

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  China launches final satellite to complete rival to GPS

  Agence France-Presse. Beijing | Updated at 09:22pm on June 23, 2020

  China on Tuesday launched the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system, completing a network designed to rival American GPS as it jostles for market...

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  Cyber virus stealing financial data using COVID-19 information

  New Age . Online Desk | Updated at 12:27pm on May 20, 2020

  A malicious software called Cerberus is stealing financial data such as credit card details by luring people with COVID-19 related information, the Central Bureau of...

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  China to introduce face scans for phone users for online safety

  Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 03:10pm on December 01, 2019

  China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country’s information technology...

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  Privacy missteps raise concern over future of digital assistants

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 01:37pm on August 03, 2019

  A series of privacy missteps in recent months has raised fresh concerns over the future...