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#Amsterdam municipality bans #Telegram on work phones over criminal use, #espionage #threat
Telegram is a “safe haven for hackers, cybercriminals, and drug dealers,” a spokesperson for Amsterdam’s IT alderman Alexander Scholtes told the broadcaster. The city is also concerned about possible espionage through the app, even though it no longer has official ties to #Russia. Telegram was set up in Russia, but the head office has since moved to #Dubai, and the #company is officially located in the Virgin Islands.
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Amsterdam municipality bans Telegram on work phones over criminal use, espionage threat
The municipality of Amsterdam has banned its civil servants from using the chat app Telegram on their work phones over the criminal activities on the app and the risk of espionage, a spokesperson confirmed to BNR.NL Times
#Desert city of #Dubai #floods as heaviest #rainfall in 75 years hits #UAE
source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/17/dubai-floods-uae-rainfall-weather-forecast
#Rain is unusual in the UAE but occurs periodically during the cooler winter months.
#weather #climate #environment #earth #news #disaster
Desert city of Dubai floods as heaviest rainfall in 75 years hits UAE
City records more than 142mm of rain in a day, about as much as it expects in a year and a half, as highways and malls floodedReged Ahmad (The Guardian)