(New York) – The Pakistan government’s amendment to its cybercrimes act is the latest in a concerted campaign to restrict freedom of expression and stifle dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. On February 18, 2022, the government passed an ordinance amending the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 […]
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Telcos to get expanded scam-blocking powers through telecommunications law amendment
The federal government has announced it will amend telecommunications legislation to provide telcos with the ability to block scam SMS messages. “The regulatory amendment we have enacted provides the telecommunications sector with the authority they need to block malicious SMS messages at scale and protect the Australian public from scammers,” […]