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How to tell when your government shuts down your Internet access

The Parallax

But one oft-used government tactic in some countries to limit the ability of their citizens to communicate and organize has been absent so far: There have been virtually no reports of state-mandated Internet shutdowns in response to the protest. READ MORE ON GOVERNMENT INTERNET INTERFERENCE. While one of the few instances of a U.S.

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The Top 100 Java Libraries in 2018 – Based on 277,975 Source Files

OverOps

2018 edition. Big shout out to Guy Castel who helped us pull and crunch the numbers so we could present you with the top 100 Java libraries – 2018 edition. The top 20 Java libraries for 2018. One trend that did carry out from 2017 to 2018 is the wide use of Apache libraries. Let’s check it out.

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The State of Network Management in 2018

Kentik

Between multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and software-defined networking (SDN), there were about 15 years where the networking world was pretty static. Today, we’re announcing the results in a new report: “ The 2018 State of Network Management Report.”. That has changed. However, 45.2% of responses). of responses).

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

TechCrunch

The dynamics that play into this forecast, aside from the impact of COVID, include a youthful population (the youngest globally), rising smartphone adoption and internet penetration that has led to a burgeoning tech ecosystem backed by local and international VC dollars. The continent’s $115 billion digital economy is in its early phases.

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Daily Crunch: Identity-as-a-service platform Okta says it ‘contained’ network breach in January

TechCrunch

Rokid shows it’s still around and ready to go global : We had not heard much from Chinese augmented reality company Rokid since 2018, but its new cash infusion of a $160 million Series C round is proving the company is ready to take on more of the enterprise side of the world. Kind of ironic because in the U.S.,

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Window Snyder’s new startup Thistle Technologies raises $2.5M seed to secure IoT devices

TechCrunch

The Internet of Things has a security problem. The past decade has seen wave after wave of new internet-connected devices, from sensors through to webcams and smart home tech, often manufactured in bulk but with little — if any — consideration to security. following shortly after in 2019.

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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents

Kentik

In the summer of 2022, I joined a team of BGP experts organized by the Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) to draft a comprehensive report covering the security of the internet’s routing infrastructure. Below is an edited version of my take on the internet’s most notable BGP incidents.