Shanghai and Xinjiang used to be the two sides of the China coin.Shanghai was the glamorous China, with skyscrapers, Art Deco apartments and a thriving middle class that shopped in […]
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Back to news homeWhen Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained
Nokia said this month that it would stop its sales in Russia and denounced the invasion of Ukraine. But the Finnish company didn’t mention what it was leaving behind: equipment […]
Where a Thousand Digital Eyes Keep Watch Over the Elderly
ITAMI, Japan — In his early 70s, Koji Uchida began to vanish.The first time, the police found him sitting in front of a vending machine 17 miles from home. He […]
China’s Olympics App for Athletes Has Security Flaws, Study Says
In preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Japan worked to develop a contact tracing app that would track foreign visitors, but concerns quickly mounted over bugs in the software and […]
Cambodia’s Internet May Soon Be Like China’s: State-Controlled
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The day Kea Sokun was arrested in Cambodia, four men in plainclothes showed up at his photography shop near Angkor Wat and carted him off to […]
Apple Sues Israeli Spyware Maker NSO Group
The Israeli government, which approves any sale of NSO’s software to foreign governments and considers the software a critical foreign policy tool, is lobbying the United States to remove the […]
Are Apple’s Tools Against Child Abuse Bad for Your Privacy?
Law enforcement officials, child-safety groups, abuse survivors and some computer scientists praised the moves. In statements provided by Apple, the president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children […]
China Still Buys American DNA Equipment for Xinjiang Despite Blocks
The police in the Chinese region of Xinjiang are still buying hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of American DNA equipment despite warnings from the U.S. government that the sale […]
In China, Apple Compromises on Censorship and Surveillance
On Chinese iPhones, Apple forbids apps about the Dalai Lama while hosting those from the Chinese paramilitary group accused of detaining and abusing Uyghurs, an ethnic minority group in China.The […]
Clubhouse Cracked China’s Firewall. A People Shined Through.
Clubhouse allows up to 5,000 users to join audio chatrooms that disappear once the conversation is over. Some users said its format made them feel more willing to share personal […]