On January 30, 2025, the fourth session of the NetMission Academy, titled “Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Safer Internet,” convened participants from across the Asia-Pacific region. The session explored key issues related to government regulation, platform accountability, and digital rights, focusing on age restrictions on social media, AI-driven identity verification, and the balance between security and privacy […]
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NetMission Digest – Issue #23: Beyond Encryption (Monday, October 21, 2024)
In our previous issue #22, we explored the global implications of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest and the broader debate surrounding free speech, encryption, and government regulation of tech platforms. Continuing this crucial conversation, this edition will dive deeper into China’s approach to data regulation, examining how the world’s most populous country balances national security […]
NetMission Digest – Issue #17: TikTok Ban 📵 (Monday, Jun 17, 2024)
Welcome to the 17th issue of NetMission’s news and policy digest, where we transform recent tech news and policy into a bit-size reader for you. In this edition, we’re going to dissect everything TikTok. The Ripple Effect of the U.S. TikTok Divestiture/ Ban In April 2024, the U.S. passed a law that requires ByteDance, the […]
The Disruptive Effects of Digital Economy in Papua New Guinea: A New Look on Cyber Security Defence Mechanism – Songo Nore
The cascading global impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on PNG has necessitated its transition into a digital economy. The first wave has reached Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the outset of 2020. Its diagnosis has prompted the government to enforce lockdowns. In hindsight, the impact of COVID-19 exerted a tremendous influence on the PNG government’s […]
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 […]