SINGAPORE: Two Nigerian men will be charged in court on Tuesday (May 14) for allegedly recruiting two Singaporean women for a transnational Internet love scam.This is the first time that overseas-based suspects involved in Internet love scams have been arrested and sent to Singapore for prosecution, police said in a news release.The men, aged 34 and 37, are believed to be part of an African Internet love scam syndicate, said police. They allegedly recruited the women as money mules to receive criminal proceeds linked to such scams in Singapore between 2017 and 2018.“The two women allegedly received at least S$85,700 from victims in Singapore, and laundered the money by handing the cash to syndicate members in Malaysia,” added SPF.On Apr 16, the two men were arrested in Kuala Lumpur with the help of Commercial Crime Investigation Department officers from the Royal Malaysia Police.They were brought to Singapore on Monday and will be charged with … [Read more...] about Two Nigerians to be charged over Internet love scam
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New space race to bring satellite internet to the world
Anxiety has set in across the space industry ever since the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, revealed Project Kuiper: a plan to put 3,236 satellites in orbit to provide high-speed internet across the globe. Offering broadband internet coverage to digital deserts is also the goal of the company OneWeb, which is set to start building two satellites a day this summer in Florida, for a constellation of over 600 expected to be operational by 2021 Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX is equally active: it's just received a clearance to put 12,000 satellites in orbit at various altitudes in the Starlink constellation. Not to mention other projects in the pipeline that have less funding or are not yet as defined. Is there even enough space for three, four, five or more space-based internet providers? At the Satellite 2019 international conference in Washington this week, professionals from the sector said they feared an expensive bloodbath -- especially if Bezos, the founder of Amazon, decides … [Read more...] about New space race to bring satellite internet to the world
Putin signs Russian internet bill into law
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed into law a bill on providing stable operation of a Russian national internet system in case of disconnection from the global network infrastructure. According to the law published on Russia's official legal information portal, Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor is entitled to carry out "the centralised operation of the general communications network" if there are risks to the operation of the Russian internet. The measures include installing a national system for internet traffic routing through servers within the country and preventing external threats from cutting off the Russian part of the global network, Xinhua reported. The legislation has aroused controversy as many Russian social network users think it qualifies as one aimed at isolating the Russian internet. In response, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said previously that Russia has no plans to isolate the internet but must prepare for a possible … [Read more...] about Putin signs Russian internet bill into law
Putin signs controversial internet law
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (May 1) signed into law a "sovereign internet" bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups.Russian lawmakers insist the new law is necessary to ensure the security of Russia's online networks but critics say the vaguely worded bill gives new censorship powers to government monitors.The text of the law was published on Wednesday but it will not come into effect until November.The measures include creating technology to monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers, ostensibly to prevent a foreign country from shutting it down.The authors of the initiative say Russia must ensure the security of its networks after US President Donald Trump unveiled a new American cybersecurity strategy last year that said Russia had carried out cyber attacks with impunity.Thousands of people recently rallied in Russia against this and other bills that … [Read more...] about Putin signs controversial internet law
News ‘8 sa 10 batang Pinoy mas pinipili ang internet kaysa TV’
Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv Mas pinipili ng mga kabataang Pinoy na gumamit ng Internet kaysa manood ng telebisyon, ayon sa isang pag-aaral. Ayon sa survey na ginawa ng isang kompanya sa Singapore, mas pinipili ng walo sa 10 kabataang Pinoy na gumamit ng Internet kaysa gumamit ng telebisyon. Sa pag-aaral naman ng National Council for Children’s Television – na sangay ng Department of Education – umaabot ng apat na oras ang panonood sa YouTube ng mga batang nasa Grades 1 hanggang 3. Umaabot naman ng hanggang pitong oras tuwing weekend ang paglalaro nila ng video games. Gayunman, lumalabas din sa pag-aaral ng NCCT na maituturing pa rin bilang popular na libangan ang panonood ng telebisyon. Ayon sa kanilang pag-aaral, aabot ng 3 oras tuwing weekdays at anim na oras sa weekends ang panonood ng mga kabataan ng telebisyon ng mga kabataang nasa Grade 4 hanggang Grade 6. Dahil dito, ihinihirit nilang maging "child-friendly" ang mga programang Pinoy … [Read more...] about News ‘8 sa 10 batang Pinoy mas pinipili ang internet kaysa TV’