“Big Brother”: Reboot of Buenos Aires facial recognition plan fuels privacy fears
DAVID FELIBA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that NGOs fear a controversial facial recognition system – dubbed Buenos Aires’ Big Brother – could be revived, threatening rights…
Taliban begin house searches, sparking fear, diplomatic criticism
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The Taliban have been carrying out extensive house searches around the Afghan capital, according to residents, a policy the group’s spokesman said was to detect criminal activity but that some Western diplomats said had targeted ordinary citizens. Taliban administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the searches were part of a “clearing operation” and that […]
Criminals cash in on rush to buy coronavirus protective gear, UN says
Vienna, AustriaReuters A rush by countries to buy personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic has created an opportunity for criminal groups, which are peddling sub-standard equipment and likely to move on to medicines soon, a UN report said on Wednesday. Criminals have adapted quickly, also running scams where no equipment is supplied at all, […]
ESSAY: CARTEL SIEGES LEAVE MEXICANS WONDERING IF CRIMINALS RUN THE COUNTRY
In an article first publsihed on The Conversation, ANGÉLICA DURAN-MARTINEZ, associate professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the US, looks at the causes – and possible solutions – to recent violence in Mexico…