Eurasia / Tech
#bneTech: Kazakhstan attempts to spy on citizens’ web use via encryption-busting Qaznet Trust Certificate
This "is about surveillance, not security" says IT executive, urging browser-makers such as Mozilla and Google to intervene. Move comes following big anti-regime protests during election.
TEHRAN BLOG: Iran did it because Mad Uncle Donald says so
Trump, seen by the Iranians as not even fit to run a chip shop, points his gnarled finger at the Islamic Republic following the tanker attacks.
KAZAKHSTAN PROTESTS: 'Spetsnaz special forces' units round up election observers at arena
‘Fake presidential poll’ demonstrations continue over June 10-11 as shoo-in Tokayev officially wins office as Nazarbayev’s successor.
Iran erecting native firewall amid fears of intensified Israeli, US cyberwarfare
Since the Stuxnet virus wrought havoc at its Natanz nuclear site, Iranian university scientists have stepped up efforts to protect industry and infrastructure.
Samsung Electronics says rumours of impending departure from Iran are false
In message to Iranian tech websites company says it “highly values its family of fans and consumers” in the country.