Kim Yong-hee has been staging sit-ins and hunger strikes at the top of an 82-foot-tall traffic camera tower overlooking the busiest intersection in Seoul — for more than 300 days and counting.
Tag: Smartphones
France Weighs Using Digital Tracking in the Fight Against Coronavirus
The French are cautiously considering digital tracking, which has proved effective in Asia. But can a country that so prizes personal freedom and privacy ever accept it?
Coronavirus Contact Tracing: Apple and Google Team Up to Enable Virus Tracking
The technology giants said they would embed a feature in iPhones and Android devices to enable users to track infected people they’d come close to.
The Coronavirus Exposes Education’s Digital Divide
In China, many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely. More nations will confront the same reality as the outbreak spreads.
Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
The European Union is seeking to help consumers fix or upgrade devices, rather than replace them, as part of a 30-year push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone
This is not your grandmother’s quarantine. People are confined and afraid, but their virtual lives have been largely uninterrupted.
Apple Signals Coronavirus’s Threat to Global Businesses
Supply is a problem, the company warned, as factories slowly reopen in China, and demand is down, too, with stores there still mostly closed.
Israel Accuses Hamas of ‘Catfishing’ Soldiers to Plant Malware
The Israeli military said the militant group in Gaza tried to dupe its troops by posing as women seeking romance. Hamas said Israel hacked one of its Telegram groups and posted doctored photos.
A Common Charger for All Phones? The E.U. Is on the Case
The proposal could save costs and thousands of tons of electronic waste, advocates say, but previous measures have fizzled.
China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide
New, more sophisticated attacks are targeting Uighurs’ phones — even iPhones and even abroad, security researchers say. They warn that foreigners could be next.