Technology

Uncovering the silent role that surveillance technologies play in structural racism and police brutality must be an important part of conversations about policing.

Intrusive monitoring tools adopted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic may further normalize the surveillance of individuals by governments and private entities.

The right to communicate is never more urgent than when lives and livelihoods are at stake because access to trustworthy information and news is blocked.

In Canada, privacy advocates are urging vigilance, noting that the feds and some provincial governments have not ruled out digital tracking of citizens to address the COVID-19 pandemic.