Asia Pacific Apr 9, 2021
Crimes against women spur more surveillance in South Asia
by Rina Chandran
Use of these technologies with no evidence that they help reduce crime, and with no data protection laws, has raised alarm among privacy experts.
Asia Pacific Mar 31, 2021
China using surveillance firms to help write ethnicity-tracking specs
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
Concern over racial detection in facial recognition systems is growing globally.
Commentary / World Mar 21, 2021
We’re being watched. So are our watchers.
by Leonid Bershidsky
In modern society, the legal concept of a reasonable expectation of privacy is increasingly meaningless.
Asia Pacific Mar 11, 2021
QR codes and health passports: China's anti-viral tech raises privacy questions
Daily life in China follows a rhythm of digital check-ins with QR codes at offices, malls and transport hubs.
World Mar 11, 2021
Verkada workers had extensive access to private customer cameras
by William Turton and Ryan Gallagher
It is unclear whether most Verkada customers knew its employees could peer through the cameras they purchased from the company.
Business Feb 21, 2021
Tech giants and startups are offering solutions that include computer vision detection of vital signs to wearables that can offer early indications of the onset of COVID-19
World Feb 18, 2021
Half London boroughs using Chinese surveillance tech linked to Uyghur abuses
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
At least half of London's boroughs have bought and deployed China-made surveillance systems linked to the abuse of Uyghurs, according to data exclusively given to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, raising alarm among privacy advocates and lawmakers. Freedom of information requests filed in late 2020 with ...
National / Science & Health Feb 1, 2021
Glitches and design flaws limit value of Japan's COVID-19 tracing app
by Tomohiro Osaki
As a third wave of infections overwhelms contact tracers at public health centers, many are leaning more heavily on the state-developed COCOA app. But is it up to the task?
Asia Pacific / Social Issues Jan 28, 2021
China's growing use of emotion recognition tech raises rights concerns
by Avi Asher-Schapiro
Technology that measures emotions based on biometric indicators such as facial movements, tone of voice or body movements is increasingly being marketed in China, researchers say, despite concerns about its accuracy and wider human rights implications. Drawing upon artificial intelligence, the tools range from cameras ...
National Dec 20, 2020
AI, drones and 4K cameras: New tech boosts security systems in Japan
An increasing variety of technologies are being introduced in the field of security amid a serious shortage of personnel in the field.
Asia Pacific Dec 17, 2020
As China tracked Muslims, Alibaba showed customers how they could, too
by Raymond Zhong
The discovery could thrust one of the world’s most valuable internet companies into the storm of international condemnation surrounding China’s treatment of its Muslim minorities.
Business Dec 15, 2020
Trucks in China are watching if drivers doze, speed or slack off
Beijing-based G7 aims to monitor all steps along a product’s logistics journey, from warehouse to delivery, remotely.