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The question isn’t so much why Beijing and Havana might be conspiring to spy on the US. Rather, it’s why China would not have something of this nature on the go already. Moreover, Beijing should reflect on why it hasn’t been able to convince others in the region to join it in challenging US narratives in the South China Sea.

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  • Shocked Chinese net users express condolences to the victims, while some call for China to further tighten security measures
  • But calls spark online debate over whether extreme security measures might hurt the post-Covid economy or boost investor confidence
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Chinese aerospace agencies outline how 600 million-camera Skynet inspires system to watch assets at lunar research station and track foreign visitors arriving on and leaving the moon.

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The moves underscore Saudi Arabia’s commitment to transform itself from an oil-dependent economy to a powerhouse that makes money on everything from tech to metals, mining and tourism.

Commissioner of Police Raymond Siu says 7.3 million surveillance cameras installed throughout UK since 1990s, adding Singaporeans also welcomed such measure.

China approached the Pacific island nation in September with an offer to assist its police force with training, equipment and surveillance technology, its foreign minister said.

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Activists say there is a lack of sufficient legal oversight in the new law that grants the government the ability to take over telecoms services for national security reasons.

Plans to expand the scope of surveillance powers highlight a shift in focus to cybersecurity and the role of states like China, according to one analyst.

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EU negotiators have signed a tentative political agreement for the Artificial Intelligence Act, paving the way for oversight of services like ChatGPT.

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Li Qiang’s inspection tour in China’s economic powerhouse features some of the strongest high-level calls for a digital transformation, with huge hardware and software upgrades in the works.

After a security flaw was found in Chinese keyboard app Sogou, we look at the implications for similar apps in China and how even encrypted platforms like Signal are at risk.

Generative AI-based tools were used in at least 16 countries to distort information on political or social issues over the period June 2022 to May 2023, according to the annual Freedom on Net report.

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Tech can only be used to process biometric data in ‘certain conditions’ and when there is ‘sufficient’ need, according to draft rules.

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Cryptographer Vanessa Teague urges parliamentary inquiry into foreign interference to ‘think critically’ about submissions that call for a ban on Chinese apps over alleged links to the Communist Party.

A Biden administration official said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s spying from Cuba and a larger effort to set up intelligence-gathering operations around the globe for some time.

US officials say the Secretary of State expects to be in Beijing on June 18 for meetings, including with Foreign Minister Qin Gang and possibly President Xi.

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The statement did not name specific firms, but lawmakers have previously called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua.

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The Israeli surveillance technology company NSO Group used at least three methods for breaking into iPhones when targeting members of civil society in 2022, according to a report by the Citizen Lab.