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28
Jul

EMFSA July 2020 Newsletter

July 28, 2020
Our EMFSA July 2020 Newsletter is available at: https://mailchi.mp/af1fb0301395/emf-news “For the Safer Use of Technology”
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10
Jul

Eurocities: Statement on 5G deployment in cities

July 10, 2020
Publication date 08-07-2020 EUROCITIES shares statement on 5G deployment in cities with key recommendations for the EU: The fifth-generation wireless telecommunications standard (5G) is one of the key strategic technologies necessary to boost digital transformation in European cities. It is in cities where 5G experimentation and first deployment takes place, having a considerable impact: allowing for faster,...
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29
Jan

The battle over 5G deployment in America’s cities

January 29, 2020
For more information see: https://www.axios.com/5g-deployment-battle-cities-fcc-small-cell-ad1bfba2-2ffd-463f-8ed4-48a3c664249b.html
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28
Oct

Massive DDoS attack hits Afrihost, Axxess, Liquid Telecom, Webafrica

October 28, 2019
Source: MyBroadband Staff Writer, 27 October 2019 Yesterday several internet service providers (ISPs) in South Africa were hit by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks which crippled the connections of their customers. The effects of this were felt around 15:00 and continued through much of the day. The ISPs went to fix the problem with...
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26
Oct

South African banks hit by massive DDoS attack

October 26, 2019
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/banking/324881-south-african-banks-hit-by-massive-ddos-attack.html?source=newsletter Jamie McKane 25 October 2019 Snippet: The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) announced that the South African banking industry has been hit by a wave of DDoS attacks targeting consumer-facing services. These attacks have also been accompanied by a ransom note, according to SABRIC. DDoS attacks have become a major problem...
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09
Oct

Cities are facing ‘an absolute land grab’ from telecoms in wake of 5G

October 9, 2019
Source: https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/cities-are-facing-an-absolute-land-grab-from-telecoms-in-wake-of-5g/564650/ AUTHOR Chris Teale, PUBLISHED Oct. 9, 2019 NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — There is perhaps no technology as appealing yet daunting to city leaders as 5G, which continues to roll out across the United States in a process largely led by the four major telecom companies. Anxiety around the deployment has only been heightened in...
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07
Oct

Smart Cities Are Creating a Mass Surveillance Nightmare

October 7, 2019
Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/smart-cities-are-creating-a-mass-surveillance-nightmare Albert Fox Cahn  Updated 10.01.19 8:59AM ET / Published 10.01.19 4:44AM ET More than a million New Yorkers could soon willingly agree to carry a government-issued tracking device, whether they realize it or not. That’s the proposal from Mayor Bill de Blasio, who having recently returned from the cornfield-dotted campaign trail in Iowa, is setting his sights on transforming New York City...
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28
Sep

Boris Johnson at the UN – Technology

September 28, 2019
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11
Sep

Helping Africa prepare for 5G

September 11, 2019
Source: https://www.news.uct.ac.za/news/research-office/-article/2019-09-09-helping-africa-prepare-for-5g 09 SEPTEMBER 2019 | STORY LAURA RAWDEN. Dr Joyce Mwangama, a lecturer in the UCT Department of Electrical Engineering, is leading the development of South Africa’s first university-based 5G testbed facility. Excerpts: 5G can be viewed as an enabler of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as the 4IR, which has been described by the...
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30
Jul

EMFSA July 2019 Newsletter

July 30, 2019
Our July 2019 Newsletter can be viewed at:  https://mailchi.mp/2b1b1d427c22/emf-news Photo by OSPAN ALI on Unsplash  
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