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Donated tech helps bridge 'digital divide' in lockdown Britain
India asks Facebook's WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy update
Chinese tech patents tools that can detect, track Uighurs
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Coronavirus and surveillance
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Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition technology
India's COVID-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch
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Crackdowns drive U.S. extremists into internet's dark corners
Investors push for social media controls ahead of US inauguration
Comms surveillance can come under security law: HK security chief
COVID-19 fuelling education's digital divide
Italian data authority takes aim at Whatsapp's privacy disclaimer
Tech and health giants push for digital COVID 'vaccine passports'
WhatsApp faces first legal challenge in India over privacy
Trump ban was right decision but dangerous: Twitter CEO
Parler asks U.S. court to order Amazon to restore service
Amazon warned Parler about violent content before cutoff
Ugandans lose voice, digital rights in pre-election blackout
COVID-19 spurs calls to boost protections for homeworkers
Signal sees huge boost as people look for WhatsApp alternatives
Pakistan government announces instant digital payment system
U.S. Senator urges mobile providers to keep rioters' data
Denmark developing digital COVID-19 "vaccine passport"
Trump returns to Twitter as Facebook ban holds
South Africa to record babies' biometrics, raises privacy fears
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Twitter, Facebook Trump bans: what are the rules?
Chinese web firms 'bullying' customers with data, algorithms
What will COVID lockdowns mean for worker surveillance in 2021?
Masks no obstacle for new NEC facial recognition system
Scaling roofs, Philippine pupils battle to take online classes
Kabul to install surveillance cameras to combat crime
COVID-19 Schooling: how to learn in a lockdown
A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online vaccine scams surge
Malaysian team turns pineapple waste into degradable drone
Can telework help boost women's careers in Japan and South Korea?
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Love, tech and online abuse of women in the time of coronavirus
Singapore COVID-19 contact-tracing data accessible to police
Tech's long COVID-19: What privacy battles will define 2021?
Pandemic silver linings: 10 upbeat stories from 2020
From child marriage to revenge porn: 10 setbacks for women in 2020
Google told scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research
Is video streaming during COVID-19 bad for the climate?
Five threats to digital rights in Africa in 2020
Satellites used to expose risks of forced labour in global fishing
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Buying electronics this holiday season? Keep privacy risks in mind
Coronavirus digital health passports: What you need to know
Face-scan firm drops CloudMinds name after U.S. blacklisting
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Social media's role in the Capitol riot should come as no surprise

As a LGBT+ advocate in the Middle East, I’ve seen first-hand how easily politicians can incite violence through social media
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Here’s why you should care about COVID-19 supply chains in 2021

It’s a moment of reckoning for supply chains that snake around the world. By going digital companies can manage the crisis and build resilience against future shocks
Jan Penfrat EDRi

Big Tech's dominance: only laws can limit its power

Big Tech companies like Facebook have grown so large that the U.S. antitrust authority F.T.C. is considering breaking them up. We need laws that limit the power tech firms wields over our lives
Kate Gilmore and Stefan Germann .

What human rights framework can manage big data?

In the global effort to further human rights, big data is both the biggest challenge and greatest opportunity

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