Internet News: U.N. says offices in Geneva, Vienna targeted by 'well-resourced' cyberattack last year

The United Nations said on Wednesday that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by an "apparently well-resourced" cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed lists of user accounts, but that the damage had been contained.

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Internet News: Google Shopping product executive leaves for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase

Google Shopping product leader Surojit Chatterjee is leaving Alphabet Inc for the chief product officer role at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Inc, the San Francisco-based startup announced on Wednesday.

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Internet News: Canada panel urges taxes and domestic content rules for Netflix, other U.S. firms

Ottawa should require U.S. tech companies such as Netflix , Amazon and Facebook to collect the same taxes as Canadian companies and also be subject to the same requirements for supporting domestically produced content, a Canadian government-mandated panel recommended on Wednesday.

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Internet News: Avast reviews options for Jumpshot on data privacy concerns

Cybersecurity firm Avast said on Wednesday it was reviewing all options related to its trend analytics service, Jumpshot, after media reports raised concerns over data privacy that sent its shares tumbling.

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Internet News: EU deals another blow to U.S., allowing members to decide on Huawei's 5G role

The EU followed Britain's example on Wednesday, allowing members to decide what part China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] can play in its 5G telecoms networks and resisting pressure from Washington for an outright ban.

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Internet News: Israel says it thwarted serious cyber attack on power station

Israel foiled a major cyber attack on one of its power stations a few months ago, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Wednesday.

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Internet News: Factbox: Huawei's involvement in telecoms networks around the world

European Union countries can either restrict or exclude high-risk 5G vendors from core parts of their telecoms networks, according to new EU guidelines announced on Wednesday, a move targeting China's Huawei Technologies but falling short of a U.S. call for a complete ban.

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Internet News: Huawei says it welcomes EU guidelines on 5G security

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei [HWT.UL] on Wednesday welcomed the European Union's 5G guidelines that are likely to limit its business in Europe, but which fall short of a U.S. call for a total ban.

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Internet News: EU guidelines allow members to either restrict or ban high risk 5G providers like Huawei

EU countries can either restrict or exclude high-risk 5G vendors from core parts of their telecoms networks, according to new EU guidelines announced on Wednesday, a move targeting China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] but falling short of a U.S. call for a complete ban.

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Internet News: Russia blocks encrypted email service ProtonMail

Russia said on Wednesday it had blocked the Swiss email service ProtonMail, popular among journalists and activists for its focus on user privacy and high level of encryption.

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Internet News: EU countries can restrict or ban high risk 5G providers, impact on Huawei

EU countries can restrict or ban high-risk 5G vendors from core parts of their telecoms networks, according to new EU guidelines announced on Wednesday, a move likely to hurt China's Huawei Technologies {HWT.UL} but unlikely to appease the United States.

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Internet News: EU countries to announce 5G guidelines on Wednesday, impact likely on Huawei

The European Commission will on Wednesday announce guidelines allowing EU countries to restrict or exclude high-risk 5G vendors from core parts of their networks, a move likely to hurt China's Huawei Technologies but which may not appease the United States.

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Internet News: Chair of key U.S. House subcommittee eyes online election content changes

The chair of a key U.S. House Committee on consumer protection said she is exploring legislation around a federal law that exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post, focusing on online content posted on elections.

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