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Europe 2 years ago

NATO to replace AWACS surveillance jets with modified Boeing 737

NATO will replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, in service since the Cold War in the 1980s, with a militarized version of the Boeing 737 commercial jet, the alliance said on Wednesday, in a deal likely worth billions of euros.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Myanmar junta asks China for help on new electronic ID system

The military has justified its 2021 coup with unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in 2020 elections won resoundingly by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD).

Politics 2 years ago

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Social media monitoring agency could curb free speech, activists warn

The new communications and information minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, says Indonesia needs an agency to monitor "disturbing" content on social media.

Editorial 2 years ago

The age of (illegal) surveillance

The latest revelation by IndoLeaks shows that our law enforcement agencies, which are not immune to political interests or oligarchic co-optation, continue to increase their capacity to spy on citizens.

Europe 3 years ago

TikTok pledges to follow EU rules

TikTok, whose parent company ByteDance is Chinese, is already facing calls for a ban in the US over its links with Beijing, and is now under fierce scrutiny in the European Union.

Academia 3 years ago

Step up surveillance, strengthen public health measures to prevent monkeypox transmission

A coordinated response that actively combats stigma can stop transmission and protect vulnerable groups.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Hacker claims to have stolen 1 billion records of Chinese citizens from police

The anonymous internet user, identified as "ChinaDan", posted on hacker forum Breach Forums last week offering to sell the more than 23 terabytes (TB) of data for 10 bitcoin, equivalent to about $200,000.

Editorial 3 years ago

All the way on dual citizenship

The security argument against dual citizenship no longer holds water due to increasing government-surveillance power, thanks to information technology.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Duterte blocks bill to register social media users

The legislation, designed to combat fake news, online abuse, text scams and militant bombings, also required mobile phone users to provide their personal details when buying SIM cards.

Academia 3 years ago

Do not turn the page on COVID-19: We are not there yet

We, the special envoys of the World Health Organization (WHO) director general on COVID-19, have watched with some dismay as the world attempts – too soon, in our opinion – to “get back to normal”.

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