Category: Tech

SCIENCES PO PARIS FACES ALLEGATIONS OF SURVEILLANCE TARGETING PRO-PALESTINE STUDENTS

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Wed 05 August 2026: The administration of French university Sciences Po Paris reportedly used unprecedented surveillance methods against students involved in pro-Palestine demonstrations, according to local investigative outlet Mediapart, Anadolu reports. Citing several internal disciplinary files, Mediapart said on Monday that students were monitored on social media, photographed without their knowledge, and observed during gatherings to collect […]

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THINKING OF POSTING PICTURES OF YOUR CHILD ONLINE? ASK THESE 4 QUESTIONS FIRST

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Sat 08 August 2026: Parents, schools and clubs regularly post images of children to social media platforms and websites. While this may support connection with family and friends, promote school or sports activities or celebrate children’s achievements, there can be unintended consequences. In its latest advice, the eSafety Commissioner notes how the rise of AI tools […]

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RUSSIA OPENS CASE AGAINST APPLE OVER FAILURE TO PRE-INSTALL DOMESTIC APPS

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Tue 04 August 2026: Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Monday that it had opened a case against Apple over its failure to pre-install a domestic social media platform and app store on iOS devices. In a statement on Telegram, the agency said Apple had failed to fully comply with a warning requiring it to […]

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100,000 UK POLICE OFFICERS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION LEAKED ON DARK WEB

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Mon 03 August 2026: The names and contact details of around 100,000 UK police officers have surfaced on the dark web after cybercriminals breached a key law enforcement database, exposing officers who have spent years tracking criminals to the very threats they investigate. The leak, reported late Sunday, follows a broader cyber campaign that also […]

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EU RULES REQUIRING LABELS ON AI-GENERATED, MANIPULATED CONTENT TAKE EFFECT

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Mon 03 August 2026: European Union rules requiring companies to identify AI-generated and manipulated material took effect Sunday as part of the bloc’s sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act. Article 50 of the law requires providers of chatbots and other interactive AI systems to tell people when they are communicating with AI, unless that fact is already […]

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UNDER-16 BAN FAILS TO CURB TEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USE IN AUSTRALIA

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Sun 02 August 2026: Over 80% of Australian teenagers continue to use social media, bypassing the government’s three-month-old landmark ban on under-16s accessing these platforms, because technology companies have not introduced effective age-verification systems, according to the country’s internet regulator. In a study published on Friday, eSafety also found most children aged between 10 and […]

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SMART GLASSES THAT STRIP THE WORLD BARE — AND STRIP US WITH IT

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Sat 01 August 2026: For decades, travellers returning from Europe to the Middle East carried stories that were more fantasy than fact—tales shaped not by reality but by the hunger of societies that knew the world only through hearsay. One of the most persistent myths of the 1940s claimed that Europeans wore special glasses that […]

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DELHI POLICE CRACKS DOWN ON POSTS TARGETING PM MODI, SEEKS DATA FROM X

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Thu 30 July 2026: The Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) over social media posts allegedly containing “objectionable and defamatory” content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the recent Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests at Jantar Mantar. The case has been registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of […]

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DIGITAL MEDIA IS USING NEGATIVITY TO STEAL OUR ATTENTION — HERE’S HOW TO RECLAIM IT

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Thu 30 July 2026: With the internet and its widespread accessibility, many of us have front-row seats to widespread suffering and death across the globe for the first time in history, even when we are not directly affected. We’re living in what scholars describe as a “polycrisis” — a set of interconnected crises that compound and intensify one another. […]

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