NITB warns citizens of a ransomware app pretending to be Coronavirus update app
March 17, 2020 - The National Information Technology Board (NITB) issued a Cyber Threat Alert on March 16, warning people...
Hija Kamran writes about digital rights and internet governance from a feminist perspective. She tweets at @hijakamran
March 17, 2020 - The National Information Technology Board (NITB) issued a Cyber Threat Alert on March 16, warning people...
March 10, 2020 -- According to a press release by Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), the authority held the second Consultation...
Twitter is likely to roll-out a new feature that would put a bright orange badge under any political tweet found...
February 14, 2020 -- The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) released a statement on Thursday, February 13, rejecting the...
February 13, 2020 - A joint statement issued and endorsed by a host of civil society groups and individual journalists...
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