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Protesters in China were using the AirDrop function on iPhones to digitally share anti-government flyers with strangers

Apple limiting Airdrop file-sharing in China – kowtow or privacy champion?

How does China's new data security law affect Hong Kong IPOs?

How will China’s new data security law affect Hong Kong IPOs?

What’s with Xi Jinping’s relentless efforts to reign in China’s internet?

China's newest legislative move on data privacy closely resembles the world’s most robust framework for online privacy protections, Europe’s GDPR. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

Did China just pass one of the strictest data privacy laws in the world?

TikTok might be revived in India under a new name

Biden abandoned Trump’s order to ban TikTok & WeChat in the US. What happens next?

Where does the TikTok and WeChat bans in the US stand now?

Several of the top China tech entrepreneurs stepped aside under increasing scrutiny from a government concerned about their growing power.

China tech CEOs step back to lessen regulatory scrutiny

Singapore, Chile, and New Zealand agreed to digital-only data trade regulations in order to seize new market opportunities.

Singapore syncs with New Zealand and Chile in data trade deal

The internet-savvy youth in both Myanmar and Thailand took cues from the #MilkTeaAlliance to digitally broadcast their protest to the world.

The revolution in Myanmar, Thailand will be digitized

US President received Japan's prime minister for his first in-person summit, and was expected to announce a US$2 billion 5G initiative to compete with China

US, Japan plan 5G push to compete with China

Myanmar's recent elections saw Facebook fighting hate speech and misinformation which has dogged the country's previous polls

Did Facebook interfere in Myanmar’s elections?

India and Japan have agreed to cooperate in a number of telecommunications and IT-related fields, including 5G and AI

India and Japan to work together in 5G, AI, in clear message to China

Cashless alternatives are rising in Myanmar, as it strives for financial inclusion for millions of its unbanked population

How the pandemic made fintech matter again in Myanmar

Which tech firms will lose out the most in the China-US trade war?

A passport being checked against corresponding digital ID details, at an airport.

Digital IDs becoming serious business in Australia – but remain a ‘hard sell’

Restricting Huawei', ZTE's access to 5G chipsets from US semiconductor companies could prove to be more harmful to American tech ambitions

UK Huawei decision could leave country in 5G ‘slow lane’, firm says

Is Huawei 'down for the count' in the 5G race as the US leans on its allies to deny the networking giant?

Will Huawei’s woes open the door for new 5G challengers?

Will Shoppertainment continue to rule retail in 2021?

Is TikTok For Business safe for your business?

Australian PM Scott Morrison discusses cybersecurity

Australian businesses are ill prepared for cybersecurity breaches

Cybercriminals have taken advantage of the disruption to launch new threat campaigns.

Google and KPMG experts on COVID-19 cyber scams