More than 300 million children a year are victims of online sexual abuse and exploitation, according to an estimate of the global scale of the crisis.
More than 300 million child victims of online sexual abuse globally: report
Author: David Goldstein
IEEE Marks 50 Years of the Internet With Celebration of Global Historic Milestones
[news release] IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity will commemorate the IEEE milestone Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Enables the Internet, celebrating the first 50 years of the internet with a 19 May 2024 livestreamed global virtual event to highlight essential building blocks that made the internet possible.
US Senate poised to pass biggest piece of tech regulation in decades
With more than 60 backers, an updated Kids Online Safety Act finally has a path to passage in the Senate but faces uncertainty in the House
After months of negotiations, senators announced Thursday that a sprawling bill to expand protections for children online had secured more than 60 backers, clearing a path to passage for what would be the most significant congressional attempt in decades to regulate tech companies.
PIR and IWF Partner To Assist All Domain Registries in Battle Against CSAM
Public Interest Registry, the team behind .org, and the UK’s Internet Watch Foundation have partnered to make available tools to all domain name registries in the global battle against child sexual abuse material.
AI will make scam emails look genuine, UK cybersecurity agency warns
Artificial intelligence will make it difficult to spot whether emails are genuine or sent by scammers and malicious actors, including messages that ask computer users to reset their passwords, the UK’s cybersecurity agency has warned.
‘Body internet’ may eliminate the need for smartphones by changing how we use technology
[news release] What if the end of the smartphone era is caused by the ability to use your skin — instead of a screen or even voice commands — to interface with the internet? Or by using your mind to control devices without looking at them?
No ‘smoking gun’ mental health harm from internet: landmark Oxford survey
[news release] Links between internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effects of internet technologies and platforms, according to a major international study published today by the Oxford Internet Institute.
Vienna Calling for Domain Pulse 2024: Looking at Where Future Technologies are Leading Us and Domain Industry Updates
The agenda and venue for next edition of the Domain Pulse meeting, to be held in Vienna from 22 to 23 February, have now been released. And registration is now open.
Correct To Be Concerned About AI Potential: Vint Cerf, Father Of Internet
Artificial intelligence should not be conflated with real human intelligence and it should not be depended on for crucial things like “retirement finance planning” and “medical diagnosis”, Dr Vint Serf the father of Internet, has told NDTV in an exclusive interview. The reason is that such systems currently are far from perfect, indicated Dr Cerf, who is currently the Chief Internet Evangelist of Google.
EU lawmakers back rules forcing Big Tech to tackle child pornography
EU lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to draft rules requiring Alphabet’s Google, Meta and other online services to identify and remove online child pornography, saying that end-to-end encryption would not be affected.