Helpdesk: Are private conversations truly private? A cybersecurity expert explains how end-to-end encryption protects you
In an article first published on The Conversation, cybersecurity researcher ROBIN CHATAUT explains how end-to-end encryption works…
A Sustainable Life: Why secondhand markets and apps are not a solution to clothing waste
TRIONA FITTON and ALIDA PAYSON, in an article first published on The Conversation, outline what their research has found…
Postcards: Accusing government of inaction, South Africans say apps step in
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how apps are being used to alert users to rolling blackouts and provide spaces to vent their frustrations…
Wow!: English cathedral uses app to engage children with its history
ANGELA YOUNGMAN looks at a first-of-its-kind app designed to help children engage with Hereford Cathedral’s treasures and heritage…
US gig worker murders expose apps’ safety gaps, says labour group
Los Angeles, USThomson Reuters Foundation Two years after fleeing political persecution in Bangladesh, Salauddin Bablu was stabbed to death in Manhattan by a man who stole the electric bike he used to deliver food during long shifts for the Grubhub app. “When Salauddin died, his family lost everything,” Bablu’s brother-in-law, Muhammad Ahsan, said by phone […]
“Faster and safer”: Asian farmers turn to drones, apps for labour, climate challenges
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how falling technology costs, labour shortages are driving popularity of digital tools to improve crop yields, farm incomes in Asia…
Essay: Prayer apps are flooding the market, but how well do they work?
In an article published on The Conversation, DORIAN LLYWELYN, president of the Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, says any app which helps people to be more patient, humble, just, and attentive to the poor is a good thing but being an active member of a real community is needed as well…
Eliminating inefficiencies: Africa’s farmers click with digital tools to boost crops
NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how digital technology is transforming the way people are working on the land…
Essay: Nigeria’s Twitter ban could backfire, hurting the economy and democracy
In an article first published on The Conversation, JEFF CONROY KRUTZ, associate professor of political science at Michigan State University, looks at Nigeria’s decision to ban Twitter…
Global crackdown on organised crime after high-tech US-Australia sting
Canberra, AustraliaReuters US and Australian authorities hacked into an app used by criminals to read millions of encrypted messages, leading to hundreds of arrests of suspected organised crime figures in 18 countries, Australian officials said on Tuesday. “Operation Ironside” by Australian police and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation ensnared suspects in Australia, Asia, South […]