The Special Rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, warned that technology enabled easy sharing of sensitive health data of adolescents, migrants and people whose sexual orientation or health status was subject to discrimination. “Accessibility of information through digital tools should not impair the right to have personal health data treated with confidentiality,” Ms. Mofokeng…
The Prophet’s Mosque, file photo Hajj pilgrims from all over the world continue to arrive in Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims from many countries are also reaching Madinah directly. Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that until Wednesday, 434,980 thousand Hajj pilgrims arrived in Madinah where they visited the Prophet’s Mosque and the Prophet’s…
An investigation into who hacked the data is ongoing, authorities: photo: file Washington: The data of 237,000 US government employees was hacked. According to a foreign news agency, the personal data details of 237,000 serving and retired employees of the US Department of Transportation have been revealed. The department wrote to Congress regarding the hacking…
“Three years ago, we launched the United Nations Data Strategy to build more data expertise across the UN System and create more innovative ecosystems that unlock the full potential of data for the betterment of people and planet alike.” said the secretary-general. In a video message to the opening of the UN World Data Forum…
Hackers have stolen the data of 14 million users in Australia and New Zealand. The stolen data included customers’ driving license numbers, passport numbers and financial statements. The private company also offers personal loans, car loans, credit cards, insurance and other facilities to customers. Driving license numbers and 53,000 passport data of 7.9 million users…
Speaking during his latest media briefing, Tedros noted that the world is in a much better position now that at any time in the pandemic, which just entered its fourth year. For the first time, the weekly number of reported deaths in the past four weeks has been lower than when the pandemic was first…
Police arrested girlfriend’s killer, Photo: Indian media New Delhi: In India, a 24-year-old boy strangled his girlfriend with a data cable and put her body in a freezer after refusing to marry another girl. According to Indian media, the body of a young girl was found in the freezer of a small hotel room in…
Accused Sahil Gehlot and deceased Nikki Yadav A boy who went to a coaching center and college together killed his girlfriend for refusing to marry another girl. The body of a 25-year-old girl Nikki Yadav has been recovered from the freezer of a dhaba in Delhi’s Najafgarh area. The deceased was a resident of Jhajhar…
Microsoft says a group of hackers called ‘Holy Souls’ has claimed to have the names and other details of more than 200,000 subscribers to the French magazine Charlie Hebdo. A hacking team backed by the Iranian government stole and leaked customer data from a French magazine, Microsoft security researchers said. At the beginning of January,…
