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Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
Egypt
March 17, 2019
Egypt’s parliament to discuss personal data protection bill
The Communications Committee of the House of Representatives will meet with representatives from many ministries on Monday to discuss a…
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
Technology
March 12, 2019
Web inventor urges users to seek ‘complete control’ of data
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee on Monday slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users…
Facebook users hit 2.7 billion worldwide, 38 million in Egypt: Director
Technology
March 10, 2019
Facebook users hit 2.7 billion worldwide, 38 million in Egypt: Director
Facebook’s Regional Director of Public Policies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Nashwa Ali announced that Facebook users…
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta warns against Momo Challenge
Egypt
March 2, 2019
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta warns against Momo Challenge
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta has released a statement warning against the “Momo Challenge” social media game recently making headlines for reportedly…
Egypt launches first online judicial platform in Africa
Egypt
February 17, 2019
Egypt launches first online judicial platform in Africa
Minister of Communications Amr Talaat and top judge of the Supreme Constitutional Court Hanafi Ali al-Gebali on Sunday launched the…
Zuckerberg sees ‘positive’ force of Facebook despite firestorm
Technology
February 5, 2019
Zuckerberg sees ‘positive’ force of Facebook despite firestorm
Mark Zuckerberg said Monday he sees Facebook as a largely “positive” force for society as the embattled social network marked…
As TikTok videos take hold with teens, parents scramble to keep up
Technology
December 26, 2018
As TikTok videos take hold with teens, parents scramble to keep up
Millions of teenagers seeking their 15 seconds of fame are flocking to TikTok, but many of their parents are…
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
Technology
December 19, 2018
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission,…
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
Technology
December 18, 2018
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of…
Despite crackdown, ‘junk news’ still flourishes on social media
Technology
November 3, 2018
Despite crackdown, ‘junk news’ still flourishes on social media
Despite an aggressive crackdown by social media firms, so-called “junk news” is spreading at a greater rate than in…