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Twitter opposes rule for visitors to disclose social media info
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Coronavirus and surveillance
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Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
Rwandan medical workers deploy robots to minimise coronavirus risk
Indian doctors go online to treat patients amid pandemic
French contact-tracing app approved by lawmakers
Electric motorbike gives Zimbabwe women a path out of poverty
Coronavirus in a virtual world spotlights inequality in India
Plans in China to expand health tracking apps spark privacy fears
South Korean robot barista to help with social distancing
China's coronavirus drive offers glimpse into surveillance system
In land of big data, China sets individual privacy rights
Could a space congestion charge clear up junk-ridden skies?
Thailand delays data law by a year as pandemic stalls preparations
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'Digital twins' can help create healthier cities after coronavirus
Ice age: Off-grid ways to turn down rising heat for the poor
U.S. lawmakers press TikTok on use of kids' data, ties to Beijing
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Money tree? Data reward apps court coronavirus-hit users
Colombian police use drones to detect high body temperatures
Pandemic may reverse development for first time in 30 years: UN
Kashmir internet blackouts hinder health services, contact tracing
As lockdown fuels domestic abuse, social media users fight back
New Zealand to roll out 'digital diary' app to track movements
IMF's Georgieva urges tech firms to work on digital economy access
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Robot dog to noodle hats: eight ways cities encourage distancing
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South Korea to boost coronavirus tracing privacy amid LGBT+ fears
India follows China's lead to widen use of coronavirus tracing app
Advocacy group says TikTok violated children's privacy
Latest: Governments step up surveillance to fight coronavirus
Canadians wary of 'Big Brother' with COVID-19 tracing app
Coronavirus computer game teaches children social distancing
EU urges voluntary use of virus-tracing apps
Colombia to look into TikTok's treatment of children's data
Could lockdowns help close Latin America's digital divide?
After wars, pestilence, religions use technology to beat pandemic
Portugal counts on drones to fight wildfires during pandemic
To keep COVID patients home, U.S. states weigh house arrest tech
Tackling virus hotspots in city slums hindered by lack of data
Refugees take Germany to court over mobile phone data checks
Coronavirus curbs seen taking toll on people without internet
Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
Britain to trial new coronavirus tracing system
India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers
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Digital solutions to revolutionise community empowerment

With communities challenged by Covid-19, it’s time to embrace digital transformation and provide local people with the tools to optimise grassroots mobilisation
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AI excellence, trust and ethics... But what about rights?

New EU regulation must not allow powerful actors to co-opt the narrative of trust, ethics, and public health
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Why we need restrictions on coronavirus surveillance

As the world implements surveillance tech to track coronavirus, we must ensure this is done with respect for privacy

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