An anthropologist who interviewed Uighurs in China found different ways in which Chinese authorities used checkpoints, social media and smartphones to identify, categorize and control this group.
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A new book takes apart Australia's recent move towards a more secret state, and the implications it might have for the health of our democracy.
Surveillance software that identifies people from CCTV is eroding human rights and democracy.
Researchers examined how youth on three continents think about digital technology today and conducted an experiment to learn what youth said after living without their phones for a week.
Those money-saving black boxes reveal a lot about the rules that govern our lives.
Ever more Americans are using digital cameras to keep an eye on elderly relatives who live in nursing homes. This surveillance may violate patients' privacy and demoralize their caretakers.
If you thought police surveillance was mere CCTV, it's time to catch up on what's happening on the other side of the lens.
ParentsNext requires places like libraries and public pools to monitor parents' attendance at activities. This undermines their role as spaces of inclusion and support.
In the year 1984, there was self-congratulatory coverage that the dystopia of the novel had not been realized. However, an expert argues that the technologies described in the novel are here and watching us.
Campaigners in the UK are pushing to protect privacy and make the security services more accountable.
South Africa's law that regulates the Interception of communications is being challenged on the basis it can be abused by rogue elements in intelligence.
King was once thought of as a saint beyond reproach. It eventually emerged that he was a womanizer. But we now have to ask the unthinkable: Did King enable abuse?
Darwin is one of the aspiring 'smart cities' that is adopting Chinese technology that can identify and track individuals. Add changes in Australian law, and we have the makings of a surveillance state.
Apps these days allow parents to track their children. An expert explains, why these technologies should be a reason for worry if you are a parent,
These days surveillance isn't just CCTV. Police now have access to body cams, drones and facial recognition systems – and it's helping police not only solve crime, but prevent it too.
Even governments in democracies with strong traditions of rule of law find themselves tempted to abuse these new abilities.
AI can help make government more efficient – but at what cost? Citizens' lives could be better or worse, based on how the technology is used.
Chinese users have started posting sensitive materials, like documents of sexual assault, on the blockchain. But the government has taken its own steps to crack down on this practice.
New technologies like facial recognition are coming – whether we like it or not. We can't turn back the tide, but we can manage new technology to do the least harm and most good.
The government can access your phone metadata, drivers licence photo and much more. And new research shows Australians are OK about it. But that might change.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Telecommunications Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Director of the Security and Surveillance Research group; Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Researcher and Project Manager, Advanced Surveillance Project, Data61
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Research engineer, Advanced Surveillance Project, Data61
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Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Technology, The Open University
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Professor of Global Legal Studies, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham
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Head, The Cyber Academy, Edinburgh Napier University
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Lecturer in Sociology, Australian National University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Research into Information, Surveillance and Privacy, University of Stirling
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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Media Specialist, Department of Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, Australian National University
