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Singapore's facial verification ID scheme stirs privacy fears
In Zimbabwe, app matches farmers with vacant land
Make revenge porn threats a crime, says 'Love Island' star
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Coronavirus and surveillance
In Depth
Urban humans: Cities go up, down and high-tech to combat threats
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Pandemic widens race, class gaps in U.S. schools
Tech firms struggle to fight wildfires approaching Silicon Valley
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
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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
Singapore gives out pocket-sized device to trace coronavirus
Volunteer armies map 'invisible' communities hit by coronavirus
Instagram apologises for removing images of Black British model
Nigerian charity tries to salvage slum's schooling amid pandemic
UK plans hiring spree to harness big data in pandemic recovery
COVID robocop: the droid that reminds you to wear your mask
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Does Predictive Policing Enforce Racial Bias?
China unveils global data security initiative over bullying claims
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Health tech pins hope on Africa's pandemic shift to online care
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Britain advances digital ID plans as technology stirs debate
Egypt's #MeToo crusader fights sex crimes via Instagram
App to fill gap on LGBT+ discrimination in Hong Kong
Mass surveillance program exposed by Snowden was illegal
Pakistan blocks five dating apps including Tinder and Grindr
High-tech tools to fight COVID-19 pose own risks, experts warn
Facebook's failure to remove militia page an 'operational mistake'
World's first virtual art museum looks beyond 'the white viewer'
'Black holes': India's coronavirus apps raise privacy fears
How India's Silicon Valley saw its COVID-19 success come undone
Bangladesh to lift Rohingya internet ban as anniversary nears
Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute among EU regulators
Marriott faces London lawsuit over vast data breach
Asian cities virus-proof public transit with shelters, scanners
LGBT+ activists call on Facebook to move faster on hate speech
explainer
Exam grading algorithms amid coronavirus: what's the row about?
Democrats irked by Facebook oversight board's limited authority
Twitter users can now control who replies to their tweet
British court finds police use of facial recognition unlawful
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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
Nick Read Vodafone Group

The world can learn from COVID-19 to bridge the digital divide

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed how serious—even deadly—the so-called digital divide still is
Darren Ngasseu Nkamga

The A Level exam algorithm stole my future from me

I received a scholarship to study medicine at one of the best universities in the world, then an algorithm stole that chance from me

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