Technology
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China Bans the Access of All Languages of Wikipedia
China in a progression of their strict censorship has put a ban on the access to all languages of Wikipedia. The online encyclopedia has been blocked from access in the country since late April this year. Wikipedia is one of the most popular community contributed online encyclopedias referred by a large number of people across…
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China’s TikTok App is Banned in India Following a Court Order
The trending short video app from China, TikTok has been banned from India following a court order earlier. According to the Reuters, the Chinese origin entertainment app has been removed from app stores of both the Google and Apple platforms following a government order on Monday.
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Army Warns Chinese Hackers Using WhatsApp to Spy on Indians
The Indian army in a campaign on their social media platforms, published a videos revealing the threat of Chinese using all kinds platforms to break into the digital world. The video posted by the army alleges that WhatsApp, the popular micro messaging from United States is the new way for the Chinese hackers to spy…
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Opinion: Bitcoin Still Straining For Legitimacy
The status of bitcoin in Tibet has been interesting for the last few years. As cryptocurrency became a bigger phenomenon around the world, there was talk of it becoming particularly popular in Tibet and parts of China. The Washington Post, for that matter, even discussed Tibet as a hub for bitcoin mining, which is basically…
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Australia’s Defence Department Bans China’s Wechat
With growing concern over Chinese espionage, Australia’s Department of Defence bans the use or download of popular Chinese micro-messaging app WeChat among its staff. With limited access of Facebook and other social media apps still allowed among the staff, the Chinese app is suspected to contain spyware bugs.
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New iOS App Called Dalai Lama App Launched: Download Now!
The office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has launched a new iOS app called the Dalai Lama app today according to the news article published in its official website. The app is being launched coinciding with His Holiness’s visit to the Drepung Monastery and the anniversary of Je Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelukpa Tradition.
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China Using Fake Social Media Profiles Extract German Officials Info
China using fake social media profiles to extract information about German officials and politicians for their intelligence according to the latest reports. The German intelligence has unmasked various fake profiles on a professional social networking platforms which were used by Chinese intelligence to spy on German officials.
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China Leads In Violating Internet Freedom
China leads in violating internet freedom in the world according to the report published by the Freedom House who is followed by Syria and then Ethiopia. The report declared that China leads in violating the internet freedom which suggested that the country highly manipulates the social media to undermine democracy.
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Yet Again Apple Bows To China To Remove Skype
The popular communication app Skype banned from China in the latest episode of the Communist government’s effort to exert its censorship policies. The app was banned from various app stores in the country following the government order including Apple’s App store to remove Skype as well as Google’s play store according to the announcement made…
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UC Browser Taken Down by Google Playstore Sent User Data to China?
Google Playstore has apparently taken down the popular UC Browser app for engaging in unethical practice of acquiring new users and purportedly sending sensitive data to China. Netizens were befuddled when they realised that the Playstore had mysteriously taken down UC Browser from its list.