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Australia Bans TikTok on Government Devices Over Security Concerns

Australia banned TikTok on Tuesday from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest U.S.-allied country to take action against the Chinese-owned video app. The ban underscores growing worries that China could use the Beijing-based company, owned by ByteDance Ltd, to harvest users’ data to advance its political agenda, undermining Western security interests. […]

TikTok CEO: App Has Never Shared US Data with Chinese Government

TikTok’s chief executive will tell lawmakers the Chinese-owned short video app with more than 150 million American users has never, and would never, share U.S. user data with the Chinese government amid growing U.S. national security concerns. “TikTok has never shared, or received a request to share, U.S. user data with the Chinese government. Nor […]

The Reality Behind Governments' Push for Local Cloud Centers

With great power comes great responsibility, and governments are held to higher standards when it comes to data protection and security.  Cloud centers have ushered in a new era of business operations, allowing companies to be more agile, flexible, and cost-effective. However, for the government and public sector, cloud adoption has been a plus to […]

Building a Sustainable Culture Is Beyond Governmental Regulations

As our world becomes increasingly digital, the production and disposal of electronic devices have reached staggering levels. Unfortunately, the majority of electronic waste, or e-waste, is not disposed of in a responsible or sustainable manner. Instead, it ends up in landfills or shipped to developing countries, where it is often improperly recycled, leading to significant […]

Government Funding Bill to Bolster U.S. Antitrust Regulators

A $1.7 trillion government funding bill approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday will bolster U.S. regulators and make it easier for states to bring antitrust lawsuits. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has a number of major technology investigations underway, will get $430 million in funding, $53.5 million over last year’s levels “to bolster antitrust, […]

Exclusive - UAE Telco du, Powering Governments, Shaping the Emirates Reality

One of the UAE’s telecom operators, du, supports the Emirates’ digital transformation journey with the telco’s leadership pursuit toward a more innovatively energized society. Inside Telecom sat with du’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Mr. Karim Benkirane, to discuss the operator’s vision and impact in support of the Emirates’ digital transformation agenda to shape its new […]

Russian Government Sites Facing Unprecedented Cyber Attacks -Report

Russian government websites are facing unprecedented cyber attacks and technical efforts are being made to filter foreign web traffic, the TASS news agency cited the digital ministry as saying on Thursday. Russian government entities and state-owned companies have been targeted over events in Ukraine, with the websites of the Kremlin, flagship carrier Aeroflot and major […]