Privacy rights: Residents take coronavirus surveillance into their own hands
THIN LEI WIN and BEH LIH YI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how, amid coronavirus lockdowns, some people are recording and reporting others who they suspect of breaking the rules…
World risks “sleepwalking into surveillance” with coronavirus controls
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation Digital surveillance rolled out to curb coronavirus should be limited in time and scope, more than 100 rights groups said on Thursday, warning governments not to use the crisis as cover for pervasive snooping. From facial recognition to phone tracking, governments are turning to technology to trace infections and keep tabs […]
To combat coronavirus, governments step up digital surveillance
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation The coronavirus pandemic has pushed governments globally to impose draconian lockdowns, travel bans and tighter border controls in a bid to stem the spread of the contagious virus. From China to Russia, containment measures have often come with heightened surveillance, as authorities use artificial intelligence and big data to keep tabs […]
Strip searches and ads: 10 tech and privacy hot spots for 2020
Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation From whether governments should use facial recognition for surveillance to what data internet giants should be allowed to collect, 2019 was marked by a heated global debate around privacy and technology. Visitors are seen on a screen displaying facial recognition technology at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia 2019 in Shanghai, China, […]