TOKYO — Japanese researchers say they have successfully copied fingerprint data from a digital picture of a person flashing a two-fingered “V” or peace sign, raising questions about the potential theft of such information. “One can use it to assume another identity, such as accessing a smartphone or breaking and entering into a restricted area…
The European Commission suffered a 20% rise in attacks on its infrastructure in 2016, it has been revealed, as fears grow over Russian attempts to influence the outcome of major elections in France and Germany. People “close to the situation” told the FT of the growing threat from cyberspace, with hackers keen to get their…
Online news site Doha News has been blocked in its home country of Qatar, allegedly because of licensing issues. On 30 November the site reported that it had been blocked by Qatar’s two telecoms providers, but a reason had not been given. It has since come to light, the site reports, that licensing issues could be…
Turkey is investigating 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, its interior ministry has said. They are accused of insulting government officials online, or what the ministry called “terror-related activity” on the internet. The ministry said the fight against terrorism was being carried out “with determination” on social media.…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi newspaper is reporting that an Egyptian man has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of attempting to disturb public order, violating the kingdom’s labor laws and communicating with a sorcerer to bewitch his employer. The Egyptian, who was unnamed in the Okaz report, was accused of…
WASHINGTON — Twitter is now using spam-fighting technology to seek out accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity and is examining other accounts related to those flagged for possible removal, the company announced Friday. The announcement demonstrated efforts by Twitter to automatically identify tweets supporting terrorism, reflecting increased pressure placed by…
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