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Editorial 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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”.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Apple warns Thai activists "state-sponsored attackers" may have targeted iPhones

Apple and Thailand's Digital Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Science & Tech 4 years ago

Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state

From vast numbers of CCTV cameras to trials of lampposts kitted out with facial recognition tech, Singapore is seeing an explosion of tools to track its inhabitants.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore to double police cameras to more than 200,000 over next decade

With a land area of little over 700 square kilometres (270 square miles), Singapore has strict laws and its surveillance tools include more than 90,000 police cameras already installed across the city.

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surveillance

The age of (illegal) surveillance

TikTok pledges to follow EU rules

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

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

All the way on dual citizenship

Duterte blocks bill to register social media users

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

Apple warns Thai activists "state-sponsored attackers" may have targeted iPhones

Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state

Singapore to double police cameras to more than 200,000 over next decade

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