Category: restrictions

Oman lifts restrictions on secure video chats

Post author By Randall
Post date March 17, 2020
Categories In businesses, encrypted, gear, google meet, Internet, Mobile, oman, Politics, remote, restrictions, schools, services, skype, skype for business, Tech, video calling, zoom

[ad_1] Oman is notorious for blocking video calling services, FaceTime included, because they are encrypted and therefore difficult to track. Those services also compete with domestic telecom providers. While some encrypted chat apps occasionally sidestep those restrictions, they are rare. In addition to helping schools and businesses, this may provide expats living abroad with another […]

Tencent adds age-based playtime limits to ‘League of Legends’ in China

Post author By Randall
Post date July 24, 2019
Categories In age, av, business, China, chinese, data, eyesight, Gaming, gaming addiction, league of legends, minors, restrictions, riot games, Tech, tencent, time limits, tracking, user data, Video Games

[ad_1] In the face of pressure from the Chinese government, Tencent and Riot Games have added age-based time limits to League of Legends in China, Polygon reports. Minors now get booted from the game after two hours of play, and the companies use China’s national ID numbers — which are used to make accounts — […]

China’s supercomputers are the latest target in US trade war

Post author By Randall
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In business, China, commerce department, export, gear, military, national security, Politics, restrictions, Security, sugon, supercomputer, supercomputing, Tech, tomorrow, trade, trade war, trump administration, us

[ad_1] The Commerce Department has reportedly issued export restrictions that cut five major Chinese supercomputer developers off from US technology. According to the new rule, the firms have been “acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.” The developers include Sugon of Beijing, three of its affiliates and Wuxi […]