Vietnam’s digital scoring proposal for VNeID raises doubts and anxiety
Vietnam is considering a digital scoring system for its citizens that critics say is reminiscent of China’s Social Credit Score,…
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Pandemic surveillance – how AI will police the next global health crisis
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fears about AI-enabled biometric tools like facial recognition are often…
EU AI Act proposals could rewire GDPR, water down tech regulations
The European Commission is considering amending its landmark AI Act as Brussels faces overwhelming pressure from U.S. tech companies and…
UN’s first cybercrime convention sparks concern over data requests
The UN’s Convention against Cybercrime (UNCC), which strengthens international cooperation in combating online crime, was officially signed by 72 countries…
Report finds US technology still flowing into China’s surveillance system
A new report by the Democratic minority of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States…
Digital detention expands under the guise of compassion, report says
A new policy report jointly produced by the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, International Detention Coalition, and Refugee Law…
Fresh concerns over impact of Uganda’s expanding digital surveillance
There are new concerns that journalists and other civil society actors in Uganda continue to suffer from the negative impact…
ICE’s expanding use of ankle monitors ignites surveillance, privacy concerns
In a quiet but consequential shift in immigration enforcement strategy, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has launched a sweeping…
ICE’s facial recognition app raises alarms over expansion of domestic surveillance
In early 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) quietly expanded its biometric surveillance footprint with the deployment of a powerful…
CBP’s biometric border dragnet and the corporate state behind it
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is on the verge of reissuing a sweeping regulatory overhaul that will usher in…
