by Saskia Rowley | Oct 17, 2022 | Communication Rights
The world’s law enforcement services are in cahoots, sharing detailed data about individuals as well as corporations “in the interest of national security”. In 2021, the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United States of America...
by Saskia Rowley | Aug 24, 2020 | Communication Rights
A new law in Tanzania tightens controls on cooperation between local and international media outlets. Under new regulations announced by the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, which came into force on 10 August 2020, local media must now seek government...
by Saskia Rowley | Jul 6, 2020 | Communication Rights
Electronic tagging has always been controversial. Today it is being touted in the name of health security. According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, intrusive monitoring tools adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may further normalize the surveillance...
by Saskia Rowley | May 4, 2020 | Communication Rights
A key issue arising from responses to the Covid-19 pandemic is surveillance. Once governments have established ways of tracking and monitoring individuals in the name of national health security, they may become very difficult to undo. A recent article published by...
by Saskia Rowley | Feb 24, 2020 | Communication Rights
Surveillance and loss of privacy are watchwords in the digital transformation of societies worldwide. Who is watching us and for what purposes? Who is infringing private spaces and closing down public spaces? When it comes to communication infrastructures and...
