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Alibaba opens information security tech platform

​Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is gearing up to open up its information security technologies to other e-commerce players, as the online shopping giant sees the industry-wide data security market as the cornerstone for it to reach its goal of selling 6 trillion yuan ($896.8 billion) of goods on all its platforms in 2020.

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U.S. to crack down on abuse of DPRK abroad

The U.S. is preparing a series of reports on the abuse of DPRK leaders who toil for the regime overseas or have fled abroad, as well as abuses within the isolated country.

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China stresses app obligations in information security

Mobile app providers must fulfill "six obligations" when operating in China, including requiring real-name registration and preserving records of their users' activity for at least two months, a new regulation has made clear.

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Anti-terrorism: threat level in Europe likely to remain high for long time

​The terrorism threat level in Europe will probably remain high for the long term, although significant progress has been made particularly in information sharing across the continent, Dutch National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV) Dick Schoof told the press on Wednesday.

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Take that, FBI: Apple goes all in on encryption

Apple’s newest encryption tool better secures files on all its devices, just the latest in a move to widespread encryption in the tech industry

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China speeds up establishment of social record-keeping

China plans to speed up establishing a social record-keeping system, according to a recent guideline published by the State Council.

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Aussie foreign minister in uproar over in 'data leak'

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop may have inadvertently allowed her partner to view "highly sensitive" documents by inviting him onto the floor of a United Nations (UN) meeting in New York last year.

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Uber says gave U.S. agencies data on more than 12 million users

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only U.S. law enforcement agencies, but also by regulators.

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China's real estate tycoon's microblog account closed for posting illegal info

​China's top Internet regulator on Sunday ordered the microblogging platforms of Sina and Tencent to shut down the accounts of Ren Zhiqiang, a celebrity blogger and property developer, for spreading illegal information.

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Indonesia blocks militant websites for spreading radicalism

The Indonesian information and communication ministry has seriously attempted to block websites created by militants to spread radicalism in the country, a minister said here Monday.

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Phishing scams surge in Hong Kong

​Hong Kong's information security experts have urged companies and internet users to be on their guard after an apparent surge in the number of "phishing" cases.

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Philippine to verify information on weapons used in Jakarta terror attack

Philippine security agencies need to verify the information that the weapons used during the recent terrorist attacks in Indonesian capital came from the Philippines, a senior government official said Tuesday.

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Fifty nations agree to cooperate on concrete measures to counter terrorism

Government representatives and global counter terrorism officials from 50 countries agreed Monday to intensify the fight against terrorism by co-implementing a long list of more than 60 measures aiming at tracking foreign fighters.

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Russia dismisses U.S. refusal to share intelligence in campaign in Syria

The reluctance of the United States to share intelligence on Syria will not hamper Russia's operations in the war-torn country as Moscow has sufficient information from other sources, a Russian official said Thursday.

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Most netizens' privacy compromised

Under a new cybersecurity law, Web operators are urged to provide safe products and services Kou Fei recently got a call at work from her mother, who was anxious to know that she was safe.

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China creates information bank serving Belt and Road

China has debuted a package of information services that could become a key information bank helping progress the Belt and Road Initiative.