Browsing: Cybersecurity
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s decision to crack down on unlicensed public Wi-Fi operators has exposed a difficult policy dilemma: how to enforce telecommunications laws, protect…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has distanced itself from recent arrests and seizures involving public Wi-Fi hotspot operators in parts of Kampala,…
CALIFORNIA, United States — Google Chrome is strengthening its protections against abusive website notifications on Android, introducing multiple layers of automatic controls designed to block…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has clarified new licensing conditions for cyber cafés and other public internet centres, saying the requirements…
NAIROBI, Kenya — For millions of women around the world, a period-tracking app has become one of the most intimate technologies on their phones. It…
KAMPALA, Uganda — For a brief moment, it appeared that thousands of small internet entrepreneurs across Uganda were about to lose their businesses. The Uganda…
ACCRA, Ghana — For years, verifying a person’s identity in Ghana often involved a familiar routine. A bank teller would examine a national identity card,…
KAMPALA, Uganda — As Uganda pushes for a digital economy, a growing debate has emerged over whether the country’s licensing rules are protecting consumers or…
KAMPALA, Uganda — For years, neighbourhood Wi-Fi hotspots have quietly become Uganda’s cheapest gateway to the internet. Students download lecture notes outside shopping centres. Freelancers upload…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced a nationwide enforcement campaign against unlicensed public Wi-Fi hotspot operators, warning that unauthorized internet service…