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Survey finds South Africans have shrinking trust in the internet

LOCAL South Africans’ trust in the internet has declined since 2019 amid concerns over privacy and protection of personal data. This is according to an international survey conducted by Ipsos with 14,519 internet users across 20 countries, including South Africa. The survey found online users want better control over how their personal data is collected, used and sold. Only six in 10 users on average across the 20 countries said […]

today1 December 2022

International News

Limited internet restored in Kashmir, no access to social media

Indian authorities have ordered the restoration of low-speed mobile internet in Indian-administered Kashmir, but have allowed access to just 300 "whitelisted" websites. The order to restore second-generation (2G) mobile internet and data services, issued late on Friday, ended the longest such outage in any democracy. It was imposed nearly six months ago following the abrogation of the disputed region's autonomy. "Mobile data services and internet access through fixed-line shall be […]

today26 January 2020

Local

Slow internet expected at least until next month

A French cable-laying vessel destined for Angola to repair undersea internet connectivity cables and restore South Africa's slow internet, has not yet reached Namibian waters. The recent strong winds in Cape Town prevented the vessel from leaving and the ship only departed Table Bay harbour on Wednesday evening. According to the South African National Research and Education Network, the Leon Thevenin, with a crew of 53 people on board, is […]

today24 January 2020

International News

Israeli legal committee approves bill to censor internet

The legal committee of Israel’s ministerial council approved on Monday an “anti-incitement” bill which paves the way for censoring internet content, including Facebook and Twitter posts, Quds Press has reported. The bill is now ready to be proposed to the Knesset for its first reading. If it becomes law, the bill will allow Israeli courts to ask operators of internet networks, including news websites, blogs and social media, to delete […]

today28 December 2016

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