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How the U.S. seeks to protect children's privacy online
'Weaponized' Facebook fails to protect civil rights, audit says
Drones light up Seoul night sky with coronavirus advice
U.S. probing allegations TikTok violated children's privacy
Spain trials COVID-19 app that will create virtual outbreak
Kenya uses app in battle against desert locusts
Back to work? Not without a check-in app, immunity passport
Pandemic spark: Solar energy prescribed for off-grid healthcare
Google-backed groups criticize Apple's warnings on user tracking
Bangladeshi solar-sharing start-up aims to cut power waste
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Firings at U.S. non-profit spark concern among digital rights
Facebook urged to act to stop LGBT+ hate speech in Arab countries
Swedish drinkers to go the distance with new pub app
Japan's fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic
Britain's COVID-19 app: The game changer that wasn't
Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organizers say
Facebook will label newsworthy posts as ad boycott widens
Japanese startup creates 'connected' face mask for coronavirus
Cash isn't king: vulnerable short-changed by virus
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As bosses embrace tech to monitor workers, can privacy endure?
U.S. activists decry first known wrongful face recognition arrest
California city bans predictive policing in U.S. first
Kyrgyz girls rescue kidnapped brides in new game app
The big chill: How Africa is moving to battle 'zombie' appliances
Indonesian teacher rethinks remote learning for offline pupils
'Lost memories': War crimes evidence threatened by AI moderation
New York City Council passes police surveillance oversight bill
UK ditches homegrown COVID-19 tracing app for Google-Apple model
French revenge porn activists mount 'virtual raids'
In a U.S. first, California city set to ban predictive policing
Calls for cooperation as online child sex abuse soars in Europe
Trump administration proposes reducing protections for big tech
Kuwait and Bahrain urged to abandon 'invasive' coronavirus apps
Amazon to use AI in its warehouses to enforce social distancing
Amazon deploys AI-based tech to maintain social distancing
Norway to halt COVID-19 track and trace app on privacy concerns
Congolese fashion designer goes virtual as virus hits runway shows
NYC oversight bill to force police to detail surveillance tools
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'Birds on the wire'? Concerns over Mexico cell phone surveillance
Microsoft declines to sell facial recognition tech to police
Italians embrace coronavirus tracing app as privacy fears ease
Streetlights or park? Mongolian residents pick using mobile app
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