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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Privacy

Posted inOpinion

Spyware scandal sheds doubt on ‘world’s largest democracy’ claim

by Ravi Kant August 6, 2021August 6, 2021

Edward Snowden was once quoted as saying, “Do we want to live in a society where we live totally naked in front of government, and they are totally opaque to us?” This is one of the most significant questions modern democracies are facing. Accountability and responsibility go hand in hand in a democracy. Accountability on […]

Posted inHong Kong

HK ‘doxxing’ law has tech giants up in arms

by Jeff Pao July 15, 2021July 20, 2021
Posted inChina

Deep inside China’s Big Tech data caves

by Frank Chen May 14, 2021September 20, 2021
Artificial Intelligence. Image: iStock
Posted inOpinion

Keys to making AI a force for social good

by Deepali Khanna April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
Posted inChina

Tencent scrambles to make WeChat US-compliant

by Frank Chen October 22, 2020November 4, 2021
Posted inIsrael

Fears over Israel’s Covid-19 surveillance law

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim July 8, 2020July 13, 2020
Posted inCovid-19

Why East beat West on Covid-19

by Andrew Salmon May 15, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inChina

QR codes help China fight virus

by Frank Chen May 12, 2020May 13, 2020
Posted inUnited States

Privacy & pandemics – time for constitutional test

by Spengler May 9, 2020May 11, 2020
An iPhone. Photo: YouTube
Posted inOpinion

Mideast embraces tech it previously worried over

by Faisal Al Yafai April 16, 2020April 16, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s great data firewall plans

by Saikat Datta February 19, 2020February 19, 2020
Posted inChina

Facial recognition easing congestion in China

by Ankur Tanwar November 6, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAustralia, Oceania

Australia sues Google over location data use

by AT Contributor October 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong

Visitors to China warned about phone checks

by KG Chan August 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong

China-made cameras focus on HK protesters

by Frank Chen July 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

HK’s new ‘smart lampposts’ to have IQ lowered

by K.G. Chan July 17, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Some Chinese apps ‘collecting users’ data without consent’

by Darlie Yiu July 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Screen grab of a Google hangout by Sanjay Jain, left, former chief product manager of Aadhaar and Pramod Varma, right, chief architect. Not surprisingly, they laud the benefits of India's digital ID program. Photo: YouTube
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Tech entrepreneur denies conflict of interest, lauds use of data

by Saikat Datta January 7, 2019February 18, 2020
There are worries that India's digital identity program Aadhaar will become a mass surveillance tool for governments and corporates. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Leak reveals Indian govt’s plan to amend digital identity law

by Saikat Datta January 7, 2019February 18, 2020
Shanghai has half a million of CCTV cameras and sensors in operation all over the city. Photo: Weibo
Posted inChina, Shanghai

Everyone safe but watched in mega-city full of cameras

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

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