Human Rights
The regulation of artificial intelligence is expected to be a priority for the incoming European Commission president.
AJ IMPACT
Opinion
by Christine Mungai
The Listening Post
Science & Technology23 Jul 2019 10:02 GMT
A five-part series exploring the impact of algorithms on our everyday lives.
Special series19 Jul 2019 08:11 GMT
Police are using technology and data to predict behaviour and prevent crime - but are innocent people being targeted?
Internet16 Jun 2019 11:13 GMT
Sudan's internet blackout has gained global attention, but it is not unique. Shutdowns are on the rise around the world.
Opinion13 Jun 2019 11:41 GMT
Computational surveillance empowers governments and corporations and diminishes accountability.
by Cori Crider
AJ Impact12 Jun 2019 18:32 GMT
Wall Street Journal: Facebook found emails that show its CEO was aware of privacy practices now under investigation.
Privacy & Surveillance30 May 2019 21:11 GMT
Apple, Google and others say spy agency's 'ghost' proposal to eavesdrop on encrypted services is a threat to security.
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
by Stefan Chase