Hong Kong civil service restrictions on WhatsApp, WeChat needed in light of risks: experts

Hong Kong civil service restrictions on WhatsApp, WeChat needed in light of risks: experts

Hong Kong has taken a more aggressive approach to protect the government from cyberattacks than some Western countries, experts have said, attributing new restrictions on using desktop instant messaging platforms to a weaker cyber-risk surveillance system and intensifying geopolitical tensions. The experts also called for improvements in the government’s risk intelligence systems and employee cybersecurity…

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Hong Kong restricts civil servants from using WhatsApp, Google Drive on work computers

Hong Kong restricts civil servants from using WhatsApp, Google Drive on work computers

Hong Kong civil servants have been restricted from using unauthorised messaging and cloud storage services such as WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to “severe internet safety risks”, the city’s tech minister has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong on Tuesday said the “strict regulations” concerning civil servants’…

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Hong Kong restricts civil servants from using WhatsApp, Google Drive on work computers

Hong Kong restricts civil servants from using WhatsApp, Google Drive on work computers

Hong Kong civil servants have been restricted from using unauthorised messaging and cloud storage services such as WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to “severe internet safety risks”, the city’s tech minister has said. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong on Tuesday said the “strict regulations” concerning civil servants’…

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The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps

The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps

During this year’s election season in Mexico, propagandists leveraged a new mass-broadcasting feature on WhatsApp, called “channels,” to impersonate reputable political news outlets and pump out misleading information. Thousands of miles away, Telegram users in Hungary leveraged the app’s forwarding bot against LGBTQ+ and pro-democracy civil society organizations, portraying them as “Western-controlled” ahead of European…

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Mark Zuckerberg has become world’s second-richest person, earned Rs 639600 crore in just…

He keeps on creating new approaches and strategies in a saturated market, his financial performance is of interest to investors and financial gurus Bloomberg Billionaires Index has revealed that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has displaced Jeff Bezos to become the second-richest person in the world with an estimated worth of USD 206.2 billion. This great…

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