Near the end of 2010, a group of telecommunications and commerce businesses joined forces to form a mobile payment venture called Isis. It was a solid brand name: Short, simple and easy to remember. Unfortunately, ISIS is now associated with a militant group based in the Middle East, so the wireless company believes a branding […]
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is a militant group that was ostracized by the notorious Al Qaeda because of its readiness to indiscriminately murder anyone who stood in its way. It is also known for utilizing social media to great effect, and has deployed death threats and gruesome videos through the medium. The […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked militant group has ordered telecom companies to shut down mobile internet services over fears the U.S. can use the data to target militants.
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