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In 1993 the US president Bill Clinton’s administration introduced the “Clipper chip” into America’s digital and consumer electronics. It was one of the earliest attempts to enforce a backdoor into digital products, and the first in what is known as the cryptowars, when the US government fought to control and regulate strong encryption.
June 13, 2017 at 06:51AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
On Friday 12th May, news of the NHS cyber attack spread across the UK as WannaCry ransomware infected computers across hospitals and healthcare organisations. But it wasn’t just the UK that felt the effect of this attack – there were detections of WannaCry across the globe, from Russia to Taiwan, and not just in the health sector either.
June 13, 2017 at 06:51AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
SERDANG: Following the recent “WannaCry” ransomware cyber attacks which blackmailed computer users worldwide, those dealing in digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, need to be more vigilant and keep their accounts secure as such transaction systems are open to the risk of cyber security threats.
June 13, 2017 at 06:51AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
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Pakistan hopes current impasse in Gulf countries to be resolved soon
Radio Pakistan (press release) Pakistan hopes current impasse in Gulf countries to be resolved soon. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif … The Prime Minister reaffirmed the strong commitment of the people and government of Pakistan to territorial integrity and sovereignty of Saudi Arabia … PM calls on King Salman Bin Abdul AzizBusiness Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog) |
June 13, 2017 at 06:48AM
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Whenever there’s a breach in security, it’s never good news. This especially holds true when there’s any level of financial loss in the mix.
June 13, 2017 at 06:51AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
A Chinese company warned Monday that some of its remote-controlled video cameras contain flaws that a security firm said could be used in cyber attacks and cyber espionage.
June 13, 2017 at 06:51AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
Billionaire tycoon George Soros has warned the EU it is facing an ‘existential crisis’ and that Brexit talks could last five years.
June 12, 2017 at 06:49AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
The first law that will be introduced under Emmanuel Macron, the new President of the French Republic, will be about ethics in public life. The bill is currently being drafted, so that it can be adopted in the next few weeks by the future parliament. It shows just how much this issue struck a chord with public opinion during a particularly bitter presidential campaign. It continues to be the focus of attention in the run-up to the legislative elections on 11 and 18 June.
June 12, 2017 at 06:49AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
Unsanctioned rallies are expected in Russia, where politician Aleksei Navalny has called for a nationwide anti-corruption protest.
June 12, 2017 at 06:49AM
from Anti-Corruption Digest
The alliance dubbed the “war wing” by Kosovo’s media, and led by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) of President Hashim Thaci, won 35.78 percent of votes, based on a count of nearly 70 percent of ballots.
June 12, 2017 at 06:49AM
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June 11, 2017 at 06:46AM
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LONDON — Former Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has just lost his parliamentary seat.
Business Insider reported last month that Clegg and current Lib Dem leader Tim Farron were both at serious risk of losing their seats at the general election.
And on Thursday night, the prediction came to pass in Clegg’s Sheffield Hallam constituency, where Labour’s Jared O’Mara claimed a big scalp. The Lib Dems have held the seat since 1997.
Labour sources told Business Insider in May that the party was confident of unseating former deputy prime minister Clegg, who has been the MP for Sheffield Hallam since 2005.
Labour insiders said many former Conservative voters, who backed Clegg in 2015 to make sure Labour didn’t win the seat, were not set to vote tactically this time around, paving the way for Labour to leapfrog the Lib Dems to victory.
Clegg, who was David Cameron’s deputy in the coalition government, has held Sheffield Hallam since 2005. But at the last election he won 40% of the vote, compared to 53.4% in 2010, significantly reducing his majority to just 2,353.
The former Lib Dem leader told colleagues last week that he was confident of holding the seat, a source close to Clegg told us earlier this week.
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June 09, 2017 at 06:50AM
from Jake Kanter and Adam Payne
The Trump administration took a major step forward Monday in its pledge to expand offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean by greenlighting a process that could wreak havoc on marine life and coastal communities, scientists say.
The National Marine Fisheries Service drafted five Incidental Harassment Authorizations, which would let five drilling companies “injure or disturb” fish and marine mammals as the companies search for oil and gas deposits off the East Coast for a one-year period.
Seismic surveying involves mapping fossil fuel reserves deep beneath the ocean’s surface by firing extremely loud bursts of compressed air through the water. The blasts can travel hundreds of miles and occur every 10 to 12 seconds for weeks or even months.
“Seismic testing is the precursor to drilling,” Michael Jasny, the director of the National Resources Defense Council’s Marine Mammal Protection Project, told reporters during a press call Monday. “But seismic [testing] alone is a serious assault on our coast and oceans.”
Marine biologists and environmental advocacy groups warn the dynamite-like noise could threaten vulnerable marine ecosystems and wildlife, especially the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, of which only about 500 remain.
Dr. Doug Nowacek, a marine scientist at Duke University, said mother-calf pairs of these whales use very quiet vocalizations to maintain contact and affect nursing behavior.
“We are quite concerned that further increases in anthropogenic noise from seismic surveys or other things could disrupt this vital behavior and separate calves … from their mothers,” Nowacek said in his call.
In 2015, 75 marine scientists, including Nowacek, warned that seismic surveying off the East Coast would likely have “significant, long-lasting and widespread impacts” on the survival of fish and marine mammal populations in the area.
But scientists say animals aren’t the only populations at risk from seismic blasting. The process can substantially reduce catch rates for fish, according to Nowacek, harming the multibillion-dollar commercial and recreational fishing industries.
“The fact is that seismic blasting and the drilling that follows represent a serious threat to the coast and oceans and the communities that depend on them,” Jasny said. “It makes no sense to risk these jobs-intensive industries, our beaches, our marine environment and our clean energy future for the sake of big oil profits.”
The approval follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in April to expand offshore energy drilling by rolling back the Obama administration’s rejection of the permits in January, part of an attempt to ban oil and gas drilling off the East Coast for at least five years.
Authorization of the permits will face a 30-day public comment period. If approved, Jasny predicts, the five companies could begin seismic surveying as early as this fall.
The fisheries service is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which falls under Secretary Wilbur Ross’ Commerce Department.
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June 06, 2017 at 06:49AM
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Finance Ministry reports stable public debt, decreasing expenditures
Jordan Times AMMAN — The Kingdom’s public debt ratio to GDP stabilised in the first quarter of the year, compared with 2016 end-of-year data, while public expenditures dropped in the same period, Finance Ministry figures showed. The ministry said in a statement … |
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