Tag Archives: Mexico

05Nov/22

New in Peach: Send ads to Netflix

November 5, 2022MediaAdvertising, Australia, Brazil, E-commerce, France, Germany, Italy, Los Gatos, California, Marketing, Mexico, Netflix, Online advertising, Peach, Spain, United Kingdom, World Wide Webadmin

Peach, the global market leader in video advertising workflow and delivery has announced support of Netflix’s new ad-supported service Basic with Ads.

To coincide with the launch of the service, Peach has launched new destinations enabling clients to deliver ads to Netflix across multiple territories including UK, Australia, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil with more to follow. Peach provides a connected advertising workflow, enabling clients to get their ads delivered to Netflix straight from the edit suite, while ensuring the highest possible quality, formatting and accuracy. Continue reading

27Oct/22

Pegasus: invasive spyware or national security?

October 27, 2022Securityamnesty international, Andrés Manuel Obrador, Apple, Augustín Basave Alanís, Bangkok, Basave, Bill Marczak, Citizen Lab, Computer and network surveillance, David Kaye, Donncha, Espionage, Fred Guterl, India, Indonesia, Mexico, NSO Group, Pegasus, Prague, Ronan Farrow, Samuel Woodhams, Samuel Woodhams Digital, Shalev Hulio, Spain, Spyware, Thailand, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Statesadmin

By Samuel Woodhams | Digital rights researcher and journalist

I’m Samuel Woodhams, a digital rights researcher and journalist based in London.

The saga of the NSO Group’s invasive Pegasus spyware continues, with yet another victim confirmed this month by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and digital rights group, R3D. The organisations said Mexican opposition politician Augustín Basave Alanís was targeted in September 2021, making him the fourth person allegedly hacked during Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidency. Continue reading →

17Oct/22

Surveillance tech is weaponry

October 17, 2022SecurityAndrés Manuel López Obrador, Antonio Guterres, China, El Salvador, Espionage, Geneva, Guterres, Hungary, Jordan, Mexico, NSO Group, Obrador, Pegasus, Poland, Prevention, Privacy, Rand Hammoud, Security, Spyware, Surveillance, Thailand, Thomson Reuters Foundationadmin

By Rand Hammoud, Surveillance Campaigner, Access Now

Surveillance technology is weaponry – it targets, tracks, invades, and decimates – and its unbridled use is a far-reaching, destructive violation of human rights. It is an assault rifle in the sustained global offensive on civic space, and we need a global moratorium on its export, sale, transfer, servicing, and use. Continue reading →

11Aug/22

Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store

August 11, 2022Finance.google, Android, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Citizen Council for Justice and Security, Cloud clients, Computing, Dafne Méndez, Diana Baptista, Digital technology, Eduardo, Eduardo Apáez, Garrido He, Google Play, Google Play Store, India, Internet privacy, José Cash, Kenya, Mexico, MEXICO CITY, Mobile app, Mobile software, Online marketplaces, Operating systems, Óscar Rosado, Pedro Figueroa, Philippines, Rosado, Salvador Guerrero, Smartphones, Thomson Reuters, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Tlapacoyanadmin

Menacing messages, threats spiral along with debt
Legal loophole creates Wild West for lending apps
Complaints mount but regulators powerless to act

By Diana Baptista and Avi Asher -Schapiro

MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A week after Pedro Figueroa borrowed 10,000 pesos ($500) from José Cash, a popular Mexican lending app, the barrage of online abuse began.

A slew of WhatsApp messages swamped his phone, threatening harm – to him and his reputation – if he did not pay. Continue reading →

04Jul/22

Oracle Becomes First Hyperscaler to Open a Cloud Region in Mexico

July 4, 2022InternetCloud applications, Cloud computing, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud storage, Computing, Database management systems, Digital technology, Dyn, HP Cloud, Mexico, Oracle, Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience, Oracle Cloud, Oracle Corporation, Oracle Database, Technologyche

Oracle today announced the opening of the first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) region in Mexico, becoming the first major cloud provider to establish a dedicated cloud region in the country. The new region in the state of Querétaro will give Oracle’s Mexico-based customers, partners, and developers access to a wide range of cloud services with built-in security, disaster recovery, and industry-leading price-performance. Continue reading

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