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Digital rights on the ballot in U.S election
Tech-savvy women could beat COVID-19 job blues in the Arab world
With social media chatbots, Indonesia braces for monsoon floods
News Package
Coronavirus and surveillance
In Depth
Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Canada privacy agency raps mall owner for illegally collecting sho
Grave-counting satellite to track Yemen's COVID death count
Banks roll out robots as pandemic shakes up IT plans
Twitter, Google CEOs defend key internet law before U.S. Senate
Kept out of traditional jobs, transgender people see hope in tech
France turns to GPS trackers to fight domestic violence
Google's antitrust legal woes far from over if Biden wins
Spurred by COVID, African schools innovate to close learning gap
COVID-19: Robots will make 85 million jobs obsolete
Target's gig workers strike over Shipt's new pay algorithm
U.S. senators question Amazon on concerns it tracks employees
France, Netherlands call for an EU watchdog to regulate tech giant
Are algorithms the solution to fairer U.S. elections?
in depth
How one Canadian city is using AI to predict homelessness
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
COVID-19 boosts cloud kitchens as foodie Asians order in
Argentina blasted for using face recognition tech on children
analysis
Ukraine plan to tackle hackers sparks privacy fears
Top court rules EU states must curb mass spying on data
Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
Best kept secret? Google move shows mapping risks
Productivity boon or intrusion? UK workers wary of monitoring tech
France's data privacy watchdog bolsters rights over online cookies
Germany fines H&M 35 mln euros for data protection breaches
COVID-19 controls turn Asia into 'global surveillance hotspot'
insight
Pandemic widens race, class gaps in U.S. schools
Singapore's facial verification ID scheme stirs privacy fears
In Zimbabwe, app matches farmers with vacant land
Tech firms struggle to fight wildfires approaching Silicon Valley
Make revenge porn threats a crime, says 'Love Island' star
Global goals: Is there still time to save the world?
With VR, refugees rebuild connection to homelands
COVID-19 smartphone app finally launches in England and Wales
Australia asks Google to block users 'walking' sacred site
analysis
What India's digital health plan means for privacy
Twitter questioned about possible racial bias in image function
EU urged to tighten rules on surveillance tech exports
Digital rights legal fund targets COVID-19 violations with grants
Singapore, Helsinki and Zurich top list of world's smartest cities
New website by Senegalese AI expert spotlights Africans in STEM
Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic
Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030
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Opinion

Nadiuska Plan International

I'm a girls' rights activist, and I don't feel safe online

It's time for social media platforms to step up and take this abuse and harassment seriously
Trevor Hutchings Gemserv

Can using data better help Britain get to net-zero?

Technology that makes finding a parking spot easier or running the washing machine when power is cheap can help - but privacy issues remain a concern
Rajiv Shah Rockefeller Foundation

Why expanded energy access is key to a fair COVID-19 recovery

The pandemic has driven interactions online - but not for those without electricity. Expanding access can change that
Adrian Lovett World Wide Web Foundation

Why COVID makes internet access more urgent than ever

Progress on making the internet accessible has been far too slow, with just over half the world connected today

In Depth

analysis
Good business or digital bias? The divisive rise of 'proptech'
The big chill: How Africa is moving to battle 'zombie' appliances
Amid coronavirus, God goes online to reach worshippers
Cooler, greener, cheaper: Egyptian architects seek antidotes to rising heat

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