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Supporters of data localisation cite developing countries’ structural dependency on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and an unfair share of the industry’s economic benefits. (Reuters)

Explainer: How Facebook has become the world’s largest echo chamber

In 2017 the social network had 2 billion members, by its own count. Facebook’s relationship with news content is an important part of this ubiquity.

Combating the onslaught of spam

Chances are you’ve received several e-mails that promise you cheap Viagra, diet pills that really work, a chance to win a million-dollar lottery in some country you’ve never…

‘Exorbitant Internet’ hurting SA

"We will do what has to be done to achieve good broadband Internet access in South Africa." So says Rudolph Muller, founder of MyADSL, a South African website aimed at providing…

A game of cat and mouse

Geoff, a South African software developer, says that he downloaded about 30 gigabytes of music to his computer over the past year. This collection, which, depending on the…

Is open source the saviour?

Open-source software (OSS) has had a lot of publicity recently, the most noticeable of which was the launch of the Mark Shuttleworth-backed Go Open Source campaign earlier this…

Worm in the machine

On Monday morning, thousands of computer users woke up to the news that yet another worm was wreaking havoc on computer desktops and networks across South Africa and the world.…