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June 30, 2015

Social Media Day #SMDay

As the Unwanted Witness joins the rest of the world to commemorate Social Media day today, […]
June 29, 2015

Uproar over unsolicited Museveni campaign SMS

President Museveni’s latest attempt to use modern technology to court voters has run into trouble, with […]
June 29, 2015

Crackdown on social media is a threat to digital rights, says activists

KAMPALA. The establishment of the Police Cybercrime Unit is a government move intended to limit the […]
June 22, 2015

SOCIAL MEDIA CRACKDOWN IS A THREAT TO DIGITAL RIGHTS AND INTERNET FREEDOMS

Kampala, 22nd /June/2015; While the Internet has for a very long time been a vital source […]
June 22, 2015

Crackdown on social media crime starts

Kampala. Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura has established a cybercrime unit and appointed its head, […]
June 12, 2015

Germany drops inquiry into claims NSA tapped Angela Merkel’s phone

German federal prosecutors have closed their investigation into the alleged tapping of Angela Merkel’s mobile phone […]
June 5, 2015

USA FREEDOM Act becomes law

Just two days after the expiration of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act — the […]
June 5, 2015

Encryption is key to human rights

Encryption an anonymity are strong neighbors to human rights as it enables freedom of expression. Here’s […]
June 5, 2015

Facebook’s free internet limits poor users

Speed read Internet.org initiative got 9 million people online in a year, Facebook says But critics […]
May 8, 2015

Under Fire In India, Facebook’s Internet.org Launches In Indonesia

Facebook’s ‘free web’ Internet.org program has expanded into Indonesia, a country with a 250 million population, […]
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