by Saskia Rowley | Dec 7, 2020 | Communication Rights
Stars on the digital Walk of Infamy are being awarded to world leaders. Former US President Donald Trump, current Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and current Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have each received one. They have been admonished by Twitter and...
by Saskia Rowley | Nov 30, 2020 | Communication Rights
Public safety and national security are two advantages of facial recognition technology. Law enforcement agencies use the technology to identify known criminals and to find missing children or seniors. Airports are increasingly adding facial recognition technology to...
by Saskia Rowley | Nov 23, 2020 | Communication Rights
Using smartphones to track and trace during the Covid-19 epidemic creates a smokescreen for wider surveillance measures that may infringe people’s right to privacy. Human rights activists are concerned that such data can be used to discriminate against migrants,...
by Saskia Rowley | Nov 16, 2020 | Communication Rights
The antics of the outgoing US president have raised profound questions about the role of mass and social media in society today. How do public interest media – the kind that publish information and points of view on important issues that affect policies, lives, and...
by Saskia Rowley | Nov 9, 2020 | Communication Rights
This month marks the start of the annual ’16 Days of activism against gender-based violence’ campaign running from November 25 to Human Rights Day December 10. Unlike previous years, lockdowns and curfews intended to arrest the spread of Covid19 have led...
