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OPINION | Israel helping African governments to place us all under surveillance

As internet penetration and smartphone usage in Africa grows, digital spaces are increasingly important to organise political uprisings across the…

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WhatsApp users flock to rival message platforms

Message platforms Signal and Telegram have both seen a huge surge in downloads around the world following a controversial update…

5 years ago

WhatsApp and Facebook to share users’ data outside Europe and UK

WhatsApp is forcing users to agree to sharing information with Facebook if they want to keep using the service. The…

5 years ago

CES 2021: The tech expo swaps Vegas for a virtual show

image captionCES has long been the launchpad for a wide range of tech products - not all of which make…

5 years ago

CES 2021: New tech unveiled at annual showcase

Vegas missing the CES crowdOpening the online show earlier, host Justine Ezarik - better known on YouTube as iJustine -…

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Elon Musk becomes world’s richest person as wealth tops $185bn

Elon Musk has become the world's richest person, as his net worth crossed $185bn (£136bn). The Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur…

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Signal and Telegram grow in popularity as users shun WhatsApp

Following WhatsApp’s latest update in their terms of service, messaging apps Signal and Telegram have seen a sudden increase in their…

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US intelligence task force accuses Russia of cyber-hack

US intelligence agencies have said they believe Russia was behind the "serious" cyber compromise revealed in December. President Trump had…

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Bitcoin tops $34,000 as record rally continues

Bitcoin's value surged above $34,000 (£24,850) for the first time on Sunday as the leading cryptocurrency continued to soar. Bitcoin's…

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Trump Twitter ‘hack’: Police accept attacker’s claim

Dutch prosecutors have found a hacker did successfully log in to Donald Trump's Twitter account by guessing his password -…

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