US sanctions block Iranians from accessing coronavirus map As coronavirus spreads in Iran, US sanctions bar Iranians from using a Johns Hopkins map to track the virus feature Isobel Cockerell
Surveillance and security in Delhi’s schools In a bid to boost classroom discipline, Delhi is installing 150,000 cameras in government-run schools across the city dispatch Megha Bahree
Surveillance How China spies on Uyghurs in Turkey WhatsApp and WeChat are used to intimidate and surveil Uyghurs feature John Beck
A school communication app gamifies the classroom Parents says the popular app ClassDojo raises fears about teacher bias feature Africa Jackson
Xinjiang's TikTok wipes away evidence of Uyghur persecution — Coda Follows Up follow-up Isobel Cockerell
The Londoners using face paint to trick facial recognition A group of Londoners defy security cameras by walking through the city in surreal face paint dispatch Isobel Cockerell
Instagram shuts down Iranian accounts after Soleimani's death News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have had their accounts deactivated. Isobel Cockerell
As internet blackouts hit India, business and tech wrestle with the fallout Businesses and informal economies have all been hard hit by India’s latest internet shutdowns. feature Isobel Cockerell
Whoop Whoop! Juggalo face paint has an anti-surveillance side From police photographers to the risk of doxxing, facial recognition software is a threat at protests. Here, one activist writes about how a low key countermeasure inspired by the face painting fans of a musical group offers anonymity — for now dispatch Kitty Stryker
Surveillance North Korean refugees are at the center of massive data leak North Korean refugees feel terrorized by Kim Jong-un’s hacker army dispatch Chaewon Chung
How the UK government replaced disability services with surveillance tech From ‘telecare’ systems for people with disabilities to online-only social services, technology is having a profound impact on the lives of socially excluded people in the UK feature Emily Reynolds