US Government blacklists NSO Group and three others for concerns of national security
November 3, 2021 - The US Department of Commerce has blacklisted four cybersurveillance companies for providing services to governments known...
Hija Kamran writes about digital rights and internet governance from a feminist perspective. She tweets at @hijakamran
November 3, 2021 - The US Department of Commerce has blacklisted four cybersurveillance companies for providing services to governments known...
Thursday, October 21, 2021 - The Ministry of Interior has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend internet services in...
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) notified the highly criticised Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Oversight,...
October 14, 2021 -- The Ministry of Information and Telecommunication (MoITT) has notified the Rules prescribed under section 37 of...
September, 30, 2021 - The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) has submitted the updated draft of the Social...
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