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The FBI secretly launched an encrypted messaging system for criminals

The Verge

According to public statements, the FBI and other agencies seeded secure Anom phones with suspected crime syndicates, gradually building a network of around 12,000 total (and 9,000 active) devices. But the network ultimately covered 90 countries, with Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Australia, and Serbia seeing the most users.

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Fighting for Civic Transparency with Technology in the Western Balkans

Tech Soup

The goal was to find the best web or mobile ideas for social projects in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. From Serbia. The goal of OBJEKTIVno bolje is to stop hateful graffiti in Serbia. This past spring, FTS was on the ground in the Western Balkans, helping organize the Community Boost_r Challenge. Niš 2.0

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Hackathons for Good: Techies, Thinkers, and Activists Unite

Tech Soup

When you hear the term "hackathon," you might imagine a group of coders getting together to break into a protected website or engaging in some other shady activity. AT&T is very active in the hackthon space, holding weekend events for mobile app creation. The project is run by Fundacja TechSoup and Dokukino.

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The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins

TechCrunch

It gave people on Bumble access to 30 minutes of free riding to encourage people to try an active, outdoor date. . and one in Serbia. A former employee told us Helbiz also missed payroll in Serbia in December 2020, with employees not seeing a check until February 2021. The late U.S. employees, blaming a software glitch.

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Face-to-Face Communications with Zoom Help NGOs Around the Planet

Tech Soup

TechSoup's staff also uses it to facilitate philanthropic support to tens of thousands of nonprofits, from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma to the Tax Busters in Serbia. For all you techies, Zoom is able to do single sign-on (SSO) with our Azure Active Directory service. We Shopped Around, and Zoom Is a Great Solution.

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Face-to-Face Communications with Zoom Help NGOs Around the Planet

Tech Soup

TechSoup's staff also uses it to facilitate philanthropic support to tens of thousands of nonprofits, from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma to the Tax Busters in Serbia. For all you techies, Zoom is able to do single sign-on (SSO) with our Azure Active Directory service. We Shopped Around, and Zoom Is a Great Solution.

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Nonprofit Technology News for May 2013: Free WiFi in Forbes Magazine and Braille Phones

Tech Soup

Fundacja TechSoup in Poland, in a close partnership with Dokukino and other local organizations from the Western Balkans, has launched open challenges for the best technology-based social projects that address transparency and accountability issues in the the Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia. Very, very cool, I must say.

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