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Dutch consider tough new cybercrime law

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Kim Dotcom eligible for US extradition: NZ court

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Microsoft victory in overseas data privacy case stands

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Ashley Madison dating site to pay $1.6m over breach

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Hacked by your fridge: the Internet of Things could spark a new wave of cyber attacks

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Yahoo breach highlights the need for cyber insurance

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Proper use of branded social content under the spotlight

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US judge tosses suit against Twitter for IS accounts

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Bitcoin not money, judge rules in victory for backers

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Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

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EU watchdogs give US-EU internet privacy deal a chance to work

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Canada enacts internet ban for sex offenders

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'Wait and see' approach to POPI could be crippling

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'Sextortion', a new cyber crime, is common: study

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Clinton may be required to testify on emails: US judge

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Canadian man charged over leak of three billion hacked accounts

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'Revenge porn': Facebook to compensate Northern Irish teen

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Artificial intelligence - the apex of tech and policy challenges

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Online gamblers forfeit R1m winnings to State

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Unpacking PoPI Act to employees is essential

Unpacking PoPI Act to employees is essential

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Sub-Saharan Africa third highest exposure to cyber fraud

Sub-Saharan Africa third highest exposure to cyber fraud

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Dutch consider tough new cybercrime law

Dutch consider tough new cybercrime law

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Kim Dotcom eligible for US extradition: NZ court

Kim Dotcom eligible for US extradition: NZ court

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Microsoft victory in overseas data privacy case stands

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Ashley Madison dating site to pay $1.6m over breach

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Hacked by your fridge: the Internet of Things could spark a new wave of cyber attacks

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Proper use of branded social content under the spotlight

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US judge tosses suit against Twitter for IS accounts

US judge tosses suit against Twitter for IS accounts

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Bitcoin not money, judge rules in victory for backers

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Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

Kenya acquits Chinese, Taiwanese cybercrime suspects

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EU watchdogs give US-EU internet privacy deal a chance to work

27 Jul 2016

Canada enacts internet ban for sex offenders

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'Wait and see' approach to POPI could be crippling

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World's largest crime zone... cyberspace

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'Sextortion', a new cyber crime, is common: study

'Sextortion', a new cyber crime, is common: study

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Clinton may be required to testify on emails: US judge

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What a social media crisis did for Hart and the Bank

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Gareth Cliff wins mammoth lawsuit against M-Net

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POPI Act crucial component in addressing cybercrime

POPI Act crucial component in addressing cybercrime

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Dealing with employees' antisocial social media behaviour

Dealing with employees' antisocial social media behaviour

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Russian blogger jailed for five years for pro-Ukraine posts

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POPI Act and the IT industry

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