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Snowden is vindicated
African leadership in AI
Brazil adopts its answer to GDPR
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Seven years after NSA contractor Edward @Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americansâ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful.
@razhael #TheWebThisWeek https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nsa-spying/u-s-court-mass-surveillance-program-exposed-by-snowden-was-illegal-idUSKBN25T3CK
@razhael #TheWebThisWeek https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nsa-spying/u-s-court-mass-surveillance-program-exposed-by-snowden-was-illegal-idUSKBN25T3CK
We urge all governments to respect and protect peopleâs fundamental online privacy and data rights. https://contractfortheweb.org/
The Brazilian Senate passed an amendment that activated new data protection regulations which relate to how personal info is treated online and offline.
However, the National Data Protection Authority hasnât yet been formed. @angelicamari #TheWebThisWeek https://www.zdnet.com/article/brazilian-senate-pushes-for-introduction-of-data-protection-regulations/
However, the National Data Protection Authority hasnât yet been formed. @angelicamari #TheWebThisWeek https://www.zdnet.com/article/brazilian-senate-pushes-for-introduction-of-data-protection-regulations/
Data broker Experian confirmed that information from a massive data breach has leaked on to the internet, despite initially claiming the breach had been contained.
As many as 24 million South Africans are potentially compromised @tim_cohen #TheWebThisWeek https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-09-03-despite-its-claims-of-containing-a-massive-security-breach-experian-info-surfaces-on-internet/
As many as 24 million South Africans are potentially compromised @tim_cohen #TheWebThisWeek https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-09-03-despite-its-claims-of-containing-a-massive-security-breach-experian-info-surfaces-on-internet/
In a remote Peruvian village, eight engineers were taken hostage after 5G conspiracy theories fused with a long-standing mistrust of outsiders.
Misinformation about Covid-19 has dangerous consequences.
@laurieablair on @restofworld #TheWebThisWeek https://restofworld.org/2020/high-speed-conspiracy/
Misinformation about Covid-19 has dangerous consequences.
@laurieablair on @restofworld #TheWebThisWeek https://restofworld.org/2020/high-speed-conspiracy/
In @nytimes, @DoctorYasmin and @Craig_A_Spencer write that the medical community is struggling to wrestle with the pandemic while having to contend with the hoaxes being spread online. #TheWebThisWeek https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-misinformation-faceboook.html
Stat of the week: We now spend an average of 2 hours and 24 minutes per person, per day using social media. https://webfdn.org/3jEyK7w
Filipinos are the world's most 'social' with almost 4 hours per day, while for Japanese it's just 45 minutes.
#TheWebThisWeek
Filipinos are the world's most 'social' with almost 4 hours per day, while for Japanese it's just 45 minutes.
#TheWebThisWeek
After the catastrophic blast in Beirut last month, more than 55,000 students were left without classrooms.
For many students and teachers, WhatsApp has become an informal distance-learning app. @EliaHaber on @restofworld #TheWebThisWeek https://restofworld.org/2020/lebanon-schools-whatsapp-group/
For many students and teachers, WhatsApp has become an informal distance-learning app. @EliaHaber on @restofworld #TheWebThisWeek https://restofworld.org/2020/lebanon-schools-whatsapp-group/
Zimbabweâs largest mobile operator has increased the cost of data bundles by 60% after receiving the go-ahead from the regulators.
Consumer rights groups criticised the move, claiming the majority of subscribers will be unable to afford it https://webfdn.org/3jEyK7w #TheWebThisWeek
Consumer rights groups criticised the move, claiming the majority of subscribers will be unable to afford it https://webfdn.org/3jEyK7w #TheWebThisWeek
At the @_GenUnlimited High-Level Meeting, Rwandan President @PaulKagame called for increased internet connectivity to help young people in Africa reach more opportunities to learn, work, and prosper.
@Bycollinsmwai on @NewTimesRwanda #TheWebThisWeek https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/kagame-makes-case-continued-internet-connectivity
@Bycollinsmwai on @NewTimesRwanda #TheWebThisWeek https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/kagame-makes-case-continued-internet-connectivity
A recent @Unicef report finds at least a third of the worldâs schoolchildren are unable to access remote learning during school closures. https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/covid-19-least-third-worlds-schoolchildren-unable-access-remote-learning-during
Students at schools using virtual learning platforms that use algorithms to grade them are quickly figuring out ways to game systems.
For some students getting top grades is as simple as keyword cramming.
@mcsquared96 on @verge #TheWebThisWeek https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/2/21419012/edgenuity-online-class-ai-grading-keyword-mashing-students-school-cheating-algorithm-glitch
For some students getting top grades is as simple as keyword cramming.
@mcsquared96 on @verge #TheWebThisWeek https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/2/21419012/edgenuity-online-class-ai-grading-keyword-mashing-students-school-cheating-algorithm-glitch
To promote the restart of live sports on its service, @hulu employed deepfake tech in its new ad, using AI video manipulation to superimpose the faces of sports stars onto body doubles.
@jank0 on @protocol #TheWebThisWeek https://www.protocol.com/hulu-deepfake-commercial-ai
@jank0 on @protocol #TheWebThisWeek https://www.protocol.com/hulu-deepfake-commercial-ai
Beyond her contributions to the field of generative modelling, @adjiboussodieng is helping Africans in STEM tell stories about how they are successfully using technology to solve development challenges.
@ligaze on @Forbes #TheWebThisWeek https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwight/2020/08/30/this-ai-expert-from-senegal-is-helping-showcase-africans-in-stem/
@ligaze on @Forbes #TheWebThisWeek https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwight/2020/08/30/this-ai-expert-from-senegal-is-helping-showcase-africans-in-stem/
Two and a half decades after making a landmark speech at the UNâs Fourth World Conference on Women, @HillaryClinton reflects on the progress made on womenâs rights and the unfinished business of gender equality. #TheWebThisWeek https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/10/hillary-clinton-womens-rights/615463/
In an opinion piece for @EURACTIV, @edriâs @sarahchander argues that digital and technology policy is not properly serving people of colour and urges EU institutions to address structural racism perpetuated and reinforced by tech. #TheWebThisWeek https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/technology-has-codified-structural-racism-will-the-eu-tackle-racist-tech/
Delivery drivers are devising creative ways to rig @amazonâs dispatch system by placing their phones in trees near the companyâs delivery stations.
@spencersoper #TheWebThisWeek https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/amazon-drivers-are-hanging-smartphones-in-trees-to-get-more-work
@spencersoper #TheWebThisWeek https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/amazon-drivers-are-hanging-smartphones-in-trees-to-get-more-work
As drivers resort to extreme methods to get more low-paying work, @JeffBezos continues to rake in billions. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jul/21/jeff-bezos-the-worlds-richest-man-added-10bn-to-his-fortune-in-just-one-day
Web Foundation Board Member & former @A4A_Internet Advisory Council Honorary Chair Dr @OmobolaJohnson was inducted into @Techpointdotng Awards Hall of Fame for her contributions to the Nigerian tech ecosystem and her policy advocacy work https://webfdn.org/2GaIMP8 #TheWebThisWeek
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