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EU urged to ban AI tools that detect gender, sexuality
Mid-year UN climate talks to go ahead virtually in 'crucial year'
Fears of vaccine exclusion as India uses digital ID
News Package
Coronavirus and surveillance
In Depth
Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Digital divide hampers elderly people seeking vaccine in Stockholm
In COVID-19's shadow, migrants find solace in online iftars
Is 'frugal innovation' Africa's ticket to green development?
Buying diamonds in lockdown? WhatsApp can be your best friend
German regulator acts to halt 'illegal' WhatsApp data collection
insight
'COVID wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs level playing field
How computer mapping could help fix polluted U.S. neighborhoods
Lahore to Lucknow, crimes against women spur more surveillance
Canada to raise safety along notorious "Highway of Tears"
After Myanmar coup, printed newsletter keeps protesters informed
Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?
As U.S. cities embrace tech, cyberattacks pose real-world risks
Myanmar troops open fire as activists defy internet blockade
Coronavirus vaccine passports: What you need to know
Why Cambodia's environmentalists fear new internet firewall
Myanmar protesters defy military amid internet shutdown
Death threats turn Rohingya's Malaysian home into prison
India's digital IDs for land could exclude poor, indigenous groups
first person
Deliveroo IPO: Why I am not investing in my company
Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes
Young Africans go online to save local languages, fight COVID-19
China using surveillance firms to help write ethnic-tracking specs
Tech issues hobble U.S. tenants fighting eviction remotely
'Virtual rangers' help South African reserve beat poachers
Advances in brain tech spur calls for 'neuro-rights'
U.S. seeks input on licensing rules for information tech security
Watch out for Russia and China, UK's cyber security boss says
Russian social media users should divulge personal, passport data
AI laws needed to avoid 'dehumanisation' of work - unions
COVID tech gap seen widening inequality in Britain
UK revenge porn nearly doubled in two years, survey finds
From fake news to floods, simulations help cities cope with crises
For this Amazon van driver, AI surveillance was the final straw
Easy money? Gen Z invest online to beat coronavirus woes
Myanmar protesters fear street surveillance
Sex consent app proposal sparks criticism in Australia
VR inspires guide to city design through eyes of a child
Uber minimum wage ruling: what it means to a struggling driver
Lebanese sexologist lambasts ridicule by 'childish' TV hosts
What you need to know about NFTs, and crypto art's carbon crisis
NASA Mars scientists spur girls to 'reach for the stars'
Twitter's Dorsey auctions first ever tweet as digital memorabilia
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We explore how data and technology are impacting people’s rights and societies.

Opinion

Yuri Guaiana All Out

Why AI could be dangerous for LGBT+ people

Imagine not being able to access a public toilet because an algorithm thinks you don't look male or female enough or being tracked in countries where same-sex love is still a crime
Azmina Dhrodia World Wide Web Foundation

To stop online abuse against women, we must reform digital spaces

While we can’t quickly unwind the sexism that drives abuse, we can redesign our digital spaces and change the online environments that allow this misogyny to thrive
Akinwumi Adesina and Patrick ... African Development Bank

African agriculture is ready for a digital revolution

Information delivered by mobile phone can help farmers adapt to climate change and boost Africa’s economy
Alexander Fernandez Streamline Media Group

Videogaming is now bigger than movies - and so is its race problem

Gaming is shaping the culture of tomorrow - but right now it reflects a white-dominated worldview

In Depth

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'COVID is a wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs aim to level playing field
Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
Hong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish as appetite for 'clean meat' rises
in-depth
Love, tech and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus

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In COVID-19's shadow, migrants find solace in Ramadan prayers and online iftars
Is 'frugal innovation' Africa's ticket to green development?
Young Africans go online to preserve local languages, fight COVID-19
NASA Mars scientists spur girls to 'reach for the stars'