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Italy Institutes Partial Moratorium on Facial Recognition
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Updates
The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (Part 6 of 6)

There is no robust empirical evidence that the adoption of Chinese surveillance tools results in the reduction of crime. The continual procurement of these tools despite lack of evidence of efficacy raises a series of questions: why are local elites interested in procuring these tools? To what extent do these tools empower new forms of governmentality? What are the hidden costs of adopting digital surveillance tools for Kenya and other African states?
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy Laws
- Surveillance Oversight
- Analysis
The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (part 5 of 6)

Digital initiatives have widened the range of personal data collected by African states. In 2011, the Nairobi government employed a French company, Imprimerie Nationale, to create a biometric data system for their national identity card program. This digitization initiative was justified as a way to bolster tax recovery, streamline administrative processes, and strengthen national security priorities.
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Databases
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight
- Analysis
Indonesia Passes Privacy Bill
- Data Security
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Updates
Europe’s Digital Services Package: What It Means for Online Services and Big Tech

The EU recently passed comprehensive legislation on platform monitoring, digital free speech, and antitrust, largely directed at Big Tech. On July 5, 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Digital Services Package, comprised of the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) and the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) and first proposed by the European Commission in December 2020. The European Council of Ministers will sign the bills into law this September, and they will take effect in early 2024 (though Big Tech will have to comply within months of entry into force). The Digital Services Package is touted as a “global first,” promising to “safeguard[] freedom of expression and opportunities for digital businesses.” After years of growing tech reliance and tech consolidation, “Democracy is back.”
- Access to Information
- Data Security
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Online Harassment
- Social Media Privacy
- Analysis
Chinese Surveillance Technology and Global Human Rights Webinar Recap
- Anonymity
- Consumer Privacy
- Democracy & Free Speech
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Government Databases
- Intelligence Surveillance
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy in Public
- Surveillance Oversight
The Rise of Chinese Surveillance Technology in Africa (part 3 of 6)

For China, research & development in surveillance technologies supports the state’s ambitions to be a global leader in tech innovation while also enhancing its capacity for domestic social control. Thus, AI technology and its applications are used as a part of China’s economic competitiveness strategy and data-driven governance plan. The New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan is the chief policy instrument that lays out China’s AI policy goals through 2030. The plan operates in conjunction with a series of interrelated policies, like the 14th Five-Year Plan on National Informatization, Military-Civil Fusion strategy, Made in China 2025, and the Strategic Emerging Industries lists, that explicate Beijing’s aims to leverage AI technology for economic and security purposes.
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Analysis
The Drum: Meta may be forced to suspend services in Europe over data transfer concerns — but it’s only the first domino to fall
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- News
European Parliament Adopts DSA, DMA
- Access to Information
- Big Data
- Children's Privacy
- Competition and Privacy
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Submits Feedback on UK GDPR Research Provisions
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws

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