Technology Rights groups coalition demands global ban on facial recognition surveillance tech An open letter signed by more than 175 organizations draws attention to an array of civil liberties concerns brief Burhan Wazir
Technology EU’s weak AI law sets a low bar for global facial recognition regulations The Artificial Intelligence Act would be the first legal framework on the use of AI in the world, but it creates toothless standards for restrictions of biometric surveillance brief Caitlin Thompson
Technology The Mexican government wants to create a massive database with cell phone users’ biometric data The law adds Mexico to a list of 18 countries globally that require biometric data registration for cell phone users brief Erica Hellerstein
Technology Facial recognition systems decide your gender for you. Activists say it needs to stop Rights groups believe that new tech reinforces old prejudices and are calling on the European Commission to ban it brief Isobel Cockerell
Technology Central Asian countries among the most vulnerable to attacks from cryptocurrency hackers Global cryptojackers are using malware to take over vulnerable computers without permission brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Technology China’s new vaccine passport could expand the state’s already vast surveillance program The optional new digital tool will track the vaccination status of citizens entering and leaving China, fueling privacy concerns brief Isobel Cockerell
Technology Cutting-edge technology detected in government campaign against Indian activists The arrest of a prominent Jesuit priest marks the latest chapter in a decades-long crackdown on those who campaign for marginalized peoples dispatch Monica Jha
Technology Navalny protesters say police are using facial recognition to track them down Fears raised over the use of surveillance technology at demonstrations feature Isobel Cockerell
Technology Myanmar prepares for military to ratchet up control of the internet During the recent coup, the armed forces shut down large swaths of the nation’s digital infrastructure. Now, people are braced for more restrictions feature Burhan Wazir
Technology Clouds gather over Google’s Saudi deal Saudi dissidents accuse the tech giant of bolstering a brutal dictatorship with its plan to provide cloud computing in the kingdom feature Andrew North
Technology The dark side of open source intelligence Internet sleuths have used publicly available data to help track down last week’s Washington D.C. rioters. But what happens when the wrong people are identified? feature Rachel Sherman
Technology Will the Capitol riot change public opinion about facial recognition? Despite concerns about accuracy, the attack on Congress could lead to more support for the use of AI surveillance systems brief Gautama Mehta
Technology Coming soon: Turkmenistan’s government-backed email and messaging app The launch could tighten the government’s grip on digital spaces in a country where popular social media platforms are already banned brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Technology Saudi Arabia ramps up surveillance at holiest sites A new government app threatens Mecca's undocumented residents dispatch Rabiya Jaffery
Technology Proposal to install spyware in university libraries to protect copyrights shocks academics The hypothetical plan to combat digital piracy called for the use of software to monitor those accessing academic material brief Gautama Mehta
