Science & Technology
A five-part series exploring the impact of algorithms on our everyday lives.
by Ali Rae
Internet
by Charlotte Mitchell
Opinion
by Cori Crider
AJ Impact
Privacy & Surveillance
Science & Technology27 May 2019 08:28 GMT
Civil liberties groups say privacy should not be traded for protection, but governments argue it ensures safety.
Science & Technology23 May 2019 19:53 GMT
Collecting biometric data such as facial scans in mass surveillance schemes undermines human rights, say activists.
United States15 May 2019 06:42 GMT
Ban puts US city at the forefront of increasing discontent over the technology used by government agencies for years.
Privacy & Surveillance14 May 2019 07:01 GMT
The malware was able to penetrate phones through missed calls via the application's voice calling function.
Facebook25 Apr 2019 19:00 GMT
Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien pledges to seek a court order to force Facebook to change its practices.
Mexico20 Mar 2019 20:51 GMT
Watchdog group says Griselda Triana received bait messages 10 days after her husband, Javier Valdez, was killed.
Counting the Cost16 Mar 2019 14:24 GMT
World wide web inventor Tim Berners-Lee discusses censorship, data privacy and the state of the internet today.
Internet12 Mar 2019 03:29 GMT
World wide web's designer Tim Berners-Lee says online users had found the internet 'not so pretty' recently.
Opinion24 Feb 2019 13:31 GMT
The Huduma number, a new Kenyan government initiative, is yet another assault on data privacy in Kenya.
by Nanjala Nyabola
Opinion23 Feb 2019 10:49 GMT
I work for a private intel firm. Here is what my life is like.
by Stefan Chase
Inside Story19 Feb 2019 20:15 GMT
Millions of people are punished for alleged bad behaviour under a government monitoring scheme in China.
Facebook18 Feb 2019 07:22 GMT
Lawmakers call for social media companies to assume clear legal liabilities for content shared on their platforms.
Reporter's Notebook 01 Feb 2019 01:11 GMT
As China faces increasing criticism over its treatment of its Muslim population, new details emerge about how Beijing spies on Uighurs at home and abroad.
Privacy & Surveillance30 Jan 2019 19:48 GMT
A Facebook research app privacy guidelines by collecting private data like internet history, location data and messages.
Science & Technology30 Jan 2019 18:44 GMT
Apple says 'group FaceTime is temporarily unavailable' as the company works on solving the issue.
by Alex Scrivener