The Cube Myanmar has endured more than a month of nightly internet shutdowns Anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar have been complicated by nightly internet blackouts across the country. 17/03/2021
Spain Catalan politicians sue Spain's ex-spy chief over alleged phone hack Roger Torrent, speaker of Catalonia’s regional parliament, said the lawsuit was filed "to defend our rights and claim responsibilities". 30/07/2020
Europe News Coronavirus: How is the EU preparing for a second wave? The Commission has released new guidelines that include making sure contact tracing apps work across borders, but some have questioned the effectiveness of the technology 15/07/2020
world news StopCOVID: France's controversial tracing app ready by June The French government's tracing project has raised many questions over privacy and civil liberties. 29/04/2020
Good Morning Europe MEPs urge EU to adopt common phone charger standard across the bloc MEPs voted a resolution on Wednesday asking the EU Commission to adopt a common mobile phone charger standard across the bloc, despite Apple's opposition to the measure. 30/01/2020
Europe News Brussels pauses 5G rollout due to cancer fears The European Union has paused 5G rollout but is pressing ahead with its plans to develop it across the bloc with ongoing risk-based assessments. 16/01/2020
Netherlands Why did 12m people in the Netherlands receive an emergency message? The Dutch government uses the NL-Alert system to inform citizens about disasters and give emergency instructions. 02/12/2019
Spain Why Spain is tracking smartphone users on a massive scale Spain's National Institute of Statistics has launched a controversial survey this week involving tracking mobile phones on a massive scale, without the consent of customers. 20/11/2019