President Joe Biden has signed an executive order aimed at cracking down on big tech firms and promoting competition.
Biden signs new order cracking down on Big Tech
New EU law allows screening of online messages to detect child abuse
The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday (6 July) the final version of the ePrivacy derogation, a temporary measure enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages containing material depicting child sex abuse. The provisions also allow companies to apply approved technologies to detect grooming techniques.
The anatomy of a ransomware attack: Inside the hacks that lock down computer systems and damage businesses.
Just hours before the Fourth of July weekend, a huge, coordinated cyberattack hit hundreds of businesses across the world. A group of hackers broke in by exploiting a hole in the software code of an information technology company with a wide-ranging client base, then demanded $70 million in ransom.
Google, Facebook and other tech companies threaten to quit Hong Kong over privacy law
An Asian industry group that includes Google, Facebook and Twitter has warned that tech companies could stop offering their services in Hong Kong if the Chinese territory proceeds with plans to change privacy laws.
Widespread ransomware attack likely hit ‘thousands’ of companies on eve of long weekend
A sprawling ransomware attack that hit hours before the beginning of the July Fourth holiday weekend has already affected hundreds of businesses and is likely to hit many more, researchers said.
Social network giants pledge to tackle abuse of women online
Four of the world’s largest social networks have committed to overhauling their moderation systems to tackle the abuse of women on their platforms.
U.S. Congress Faces Renewed Pressure to ‘Modernize Our Antitrust Laws’
When the nation’s antitrust laws were created more than a century ago, they were aimed at taking on industries such as Big Oil.
Tim Berners-Lee sells web source code NFT for $5.4m
The original source code for the world wide web has been sold as a non-fungible token, making $5.4m.
ICANN: Ninth Africa DNS Forum to Take Place Virtually 27-28 July 2021
[news release] The ninth Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum will be held virtually from 27 to 28 July 2021 with the theme of “Evolving the DNS Ecosystem in Africa.”
ICANN: Register for the SSAD ODP Project Update Webinar
[news release] The ICANN organization will host a webinar on 13 July 2021 (16:00 UTC) to provide the community with an update on the System for Standardized Access/Disclosure to Non-Public Registration Data (SSAD) Operational Design Phase (ODP).