Edward Snowden says COVID-19 could give governments invasive new data-collection powers that could last long after the pandemic 1984, Covid, dystopia, know, privacy, whistleblower https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/edward-snowden-coronavirus-surveillance-new-powers-2020-3
Is China’s social credit system as Orwellian as it sounds? 1984, dystopia, ethic, privacy, surveillance https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/02/26/137255/chinas-social-credit-system-isnt-as-orwellian-as-it-sounds/#Echobox=1585589038
Coronavirus Fake News Isn’t Like Other Fake News 1984, Covid, fakenews, Internet https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2020-03-30/coronavirus-fake-news-isnt-other-fake-news?utm_campaign=tw_daily_soc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_posts
It’s time to track people’s smartphones to ensure they self-isolate during this global pandemic, says WHO boffin 1984, Covid, dystopia, hopelessness, privacy, surveillance https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/23/track_phones_coronavirus_who/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
Coronavirus Reality Check: Yes, U.S. And Europe Will Track Our Phone Location Data—Get Used To It 1984, app, Covid, privacy, surveillance, technology https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/19/coronavirus-reality-check-yes-us-and-eu-governments-will-track-our-phones-get-used-to-it/#5a61efcb1274
This AI system listens to coughs to learn where the coronavirus is spreading 1984, ai, dystopia, privacy, surveillance https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/03/20/this-ai-system-listens-to-coughs-to-learn-where-the-coronavirus-is-spreading/
Hong Kong is using tracker wristbands to geofence people under coronavirus quarantine 1984, Covid, surveillance, technology https://qz.com/1822215/hong-kong-uses-tracking-wristbands-for-coronavirus-quarantine/
An app for tracking coronavirus in your community is almost here 1984, Covid, dystopia, hopelessness, surveillance https://www.fastcompany.com/90478703/an-app-for-tracking-coronavirus-in-your-community-is-almost-here
British Army adopts WhatsApp for formal orders as coronavirus isolation kicks in 1984, app, Covid, dystopia, wtf https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/03/18/army_adopts_whatsapp_orders_coronavirus/
To Track Virus, Governments Weigh Surveillance Tools That Push Privacy Limits 1984, dystopia, privacy, surveillance https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-track-virus-governments-weigh-surveillance-tools-that-push-privacy-limits-11584479841?redirect=amp