The following content was submitted by NetMission.Asia on March 7, 2024, in response to OHCHR’s call for inputs for the preparation of a thematic report on countering cyberbullying against persons with disabilities. Introduction: Cyberbullying Impact on Persons with Disabilities Cyberbullying, characterized by sharing harmful, false, and shameful information online, significantly affects the mental health of […]
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Hackers with a Cause: Navigating the Ethics of Hacktivism in Cyberspace – Caresse Tan
What is Hacktivism? Stemming from the words “Hack” and “Activism”, hacktivism is generally understood as the illegal or legally ambiguous use of hacking techniques to achieve a specific political agenda. Examples of techniques employed by hacktivists include website defacements, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and leaking private information. #OpsWakeUp21 by Hacktivist Group “Anonymous Malaysia“ To provide […]
NetMission Academy 2024 Session 4: Cybersecurity, Privacy & Safer Internet – Summary
The NetMission Academy’s fourth session on “Cybersecurity, Privacy & Safer Internet” was successfully organized on January 25, 2024. The session ran smoothly thanks to the facilitation of Luke Teoh and Qurra Tul Ain Nisar. The assigned working group presented two case studies: (1) Aadhaar Data Breach (2) The 2023 NIFT Cybersecurity Breach, and also fruitful […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #6: The Intricate Case of GBA Data Flow (Monday, January 15, 2024)
Welcome to the sixth issue of NetMission’s news and policy digest, where we transform recent tech news and policy into a bite-size reader for you. This edition examines the development of cross-border data transfers between China’s southern megapolis encompassing nine cities of the Guangdong province, as well as Macao and Hong Kong. The Significance With […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #4: Tech Monopoly Power (Monday, December 18, 2023)
Welcome to another edition of NetMission news and policy digest, where we transform some tech news and policy updates of the month into a bite-size reader for you. In this article, we will explore some recent developments in search engine and digital advertising markets across the globe. Meta’s behavioral advertising banned In Europe Meta’s Facebook […]