China’s military-civilian fusion strategy turns stolen technology into tools of global oppression
In China, there is no difference between commercial and military technology -- they are one in the same, and China's...
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China’s digital authoritarianism ‘enables autocrats & kleptocrats’ to repress citizens globally: Senate hearing
Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun briefs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the US government's efforts to counter...
Digital contact tracing apps could worsen inequality, Human Rights Watch warns
The development of digital contact tracing apps to slow the spread of COVID-19 -- a virus which disproportionately affects Black...
Congressional report rips China a new one on Orwellian use of technology, urges action against egregious human rights abuses
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) tears China to shreds in its annual report citing massive crimes against humanity...
5 ways China weaponizes tech against its own citizens, warning signs: Op-ed
As China weaponizes technology against its own citizens from Hong Kong to Xinjiang, here I present five ways in which...
First they came for the Uighurs: China’s abuse of technology and their justifications
China's abuse of technology in the State-sponsored persecution of Uighurs demonstrates what the Communist regime is capable of unleashing against...
Amazon proposes ethical guidelines on facial recognition software use
After months of public outcry over potential ethical abuses of Amazon's facial recognition software Rekognition, Amazon proposes a set of...
Shareholders tell Amazon to stop selling Rekognition facial recognition tech to govt
Amazon shareholders file a resolution demanding that Amazon stop selling facial recognition software Rekognition to government and law enforcement, citing...
World’s largest electronics manufacturer may solve human rights violations by replacing workers with robots
The world's largest electronics manufacturer with a reputation for human rights abuses, Foxconn, looks to replace human workers with robots in...
China’s massive animal cloning factory led by disgraced Korean scientist underway
China is building the world’s largest animal cloning factory in the world under the direction of a Korean scientist who...
How Iceland crowdsourced the creation of its new constitution
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When Iceland began the process of creating a new constitution the Icelandic government turned to the public and crowdcourced its creation.
United Nations: Internet access a human right but coming under threat from ‘fearful governments’
Access to the internet is a basic human right which is coming under threat from "fearful governments", according to a special report by the United Nations.
