COVID-19, Digital Rights and Nigeria’s Emerging Surveillance State
By Boye Adegoke During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments took extraordinary measures to leverage technology to fight the virus. In addition to lockdowns, many African countries,…
By Boye Adegoke During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments took extraordinary measures to leverage technology to fight the virus. In addition to lockdowns, many African countries,…
By Jesse Smith With the pandemic, the “digital transformation” that so many analysts have been referring to for years, without being exactly sure what it…
By B.N. Frank For many years, privacy and security experts have warned about privacy and cybersecurity risks associated with ALL “Smart” and wireless technology –…
By Tyler Durden In another instance where conspiracy theory becomes fact, a coronavirus tracing app in Singapore can now be used by the police to track…
By Brian Berletic If official numbers are to be believed, the United States is one of the worst hit countries in terms of COVID-19 infections…
By The Last American Vagabond Joining Ryan Cristián today on this week’s Rokfin exclusive, is the recently censored Spiro, here to discuss the rise of…
By Adam Schwartz Location tracking apps. Spyware to enforce quarantine. Immunity passports. Throughout 2020, governments around the world deployed invasive surveillance technologies to contain the…
By B.N. Frank Experts continue to warn about the privacy risks and violations associated with apps and other invasive technology being implemented for COVID-19 (see…
By John Vibes Tourists visiting Thailand will soon be tracked with a new “Smart Band” for COVID contact tracing, according to a recent report from…
By Raul Diego Imagine standing at a TSA security checkpoint on your way home for the holidays. You’re getting ready to go through the awkward…
By The Corbett Report What will the world look like in 2025? Don’t worry, you don’t have to think about the world you want and…
By Tyler Durden Starting Monday, a helicopter registered to the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), equipped with specialized sensors, will measure…
By MassPrivateI Massachusetts area hospitals and VA clinics have begun installing XECAN facial recognition cameras to identify and track patients. According to XECAN, they have been providing…
By Derrick Broze The National Institutes of Health has awarded contracts to seven organizations working on digital health solutions for COVID-19 involving smartphones and wearable…