Biometrics, facial recognition, and high-tech surveillance

In the “smart nation,” robot dogs enforce social distancing and flying taxis are just over the horizon. The reality is very different.

Governments are getting increasingly sophisticated in squashing internet rights. But Gambia’s progress gives some hope.

From smart beds to catering robots, here are five technologies China is deploying at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Between “pay with your face” programs in supermarkets and facial recognition cameras in the metro, Russians are adjusting to a new reality.

Chile's new "mental privacy" laws would lead the way in protecting neuro-rights.

Activists are concerned that using biometric tools on people with no say over the decision risks reinforcing racist practices.

The technology and the data it collects are largely unregulated in India, raising fears of further erosion of civil liberties.

A tech overhaul is meant to make the border more “humane.” The reality is anything but.

The Muslim population in Xinjiang, China were early smartphone adopters. Then the tech betrayed them.

A new report says the tools rely on junk science and have the potential to erode human rights around the world.

Digital rights activist Luis Fernando García on the weaponization of personal data and why international agencies are pushing countries in the Global South to collect their citizens’ information.

From Brazil to Argentina, companies like Huawei and Dahua are disseminating high-tech cameras.

The country’s hacking software is recognized the world over. Not everyone thinks it’s a good thing.

Indian authorities had to manage 250 million festivalgoers. So they built a high-tech surveillance ministate.

The move toward digitizing identity and biometrics will only make existing systemic bias harder to crack.