Tag: Internet
Internet traffic disrupted across Pakistan after cable suffers ‘multiple cuts’
Internet services were affected due to ‘multiple cable cuts’ in different regions across the country on Monday, according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited...
World’s first 5G phone released in South Korea
--South Korea has also become first country to launch nationwide 5G services
SEOUL: Telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday released the Galaxy S10 5G, the...
Facebook chief wants ‘more active’ govt role regulating internet
WASHINGTON: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions...
A timeline of the internet
On the 30th anniversary of the birth of the World Wide Web, here is a look back at the development of the internet, now...
Internet shutdown in Pakistan 11 times less than India
Pakistan suffered internet blackout 11 times less than India over the last three years, Indian media outlet, News18 has reported.
According to data from Access...
Slow internet service wreaks havoc across country
LAHORE: Internet services across Pakistan were disrupted on Wednesday evening as customers complained of slow browsing.
The exact nature of the fault hadn’t been ascertained till...
Indian state cuts internet after three new lynchings
NEW DELHI: Authorities in northeastern India have cut internet access after crazed mobs beat three people to death in lynchings sparked by rumours spread...
US President signs NSA’s new internet surveillance program bill
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program, sealing...
US Senate passes bill to renew internet surveillance programme
WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday passed a bill to renew the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance programme for six years with minimal...
Violent extremists use Internet to attract younger audiences: UN report
GENEVA: Violent extremists use the Internet to attract younger audiences, to disseminate content and to foster direct dialogue with young people, a United Nations...
Cellular services will remain suspended in Karachi on Friday
KARACHI: Sindh government has banned cellular services in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur in context of law and order situation ahead of 12 Rabiul Awwal--Eid Milad-un-Nabi.
The authorisation...
US lawmakers want to restrict internet surveillance on Americans
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers unveiled legislation on Wednesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency’s warrantless internet surveillance program in...
Internet giants, once above the fray, on the defensive in Washington
WASHINGTON: Internet giants, including Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) and Facebook (FB.O), are moving to compromise on several major policy issues as they adjust to an...
Israeli ministers vote to keep lists of users who access porn...
Israeli ministers on Sunday voted to give government backing to a bill that would require internet service providers to block access to pornographic websites,...
Biometric system approved: Overseas Pakistanis to cast votes via internet
Sub-Committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms approved the biometric system to register overseas Pakistanis enabling them to cast their votes for their...
Internet mogul gets year in jail in domestic violence case
A Silicon Valley internet mogul who sold his startup for $300 million at the age of 25 and appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”...
Young British girls being forced into marriage via Internet
Girls in Britain as young as 11 are being forced into marriage via the internet while others are being secretly wed over the phone,...
