TopicMass surveillance

Topic: Mass surveillance

Pegasus scandal shows how lawless India’s ‘lawful interception’ has become

Praveen Swami - 2 February, 2022

Many democracies understand the need for lawful surveillance against serious crimes. Few provide the executive such sweeping powers like India does.

Amnesty flags CCTV surveillance ‘risk’ in Hyderabad but police say 1 camera equals 100 cops

Rishika Sadam - 11 November, 2021

Surveillance has been a focus area for CM K. Chandrashekar Rao since Telangana was created in 2014. There are an estimated 3.7 lakh cameras in Hyderabad, and 8.3 lakh in the state.

Covid created another loss — of trust between people and with organisations like WHO, UN

Manish Tewari - 22 April, 2020

China’s pernicious surveillance practices now inform the national containment strategy of many democratic nations in Covid-19 fight. It is destroying public trust.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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Will US craft a new oil compact with Saudi Arabia? Joe Biden may have to eat his own words

Praveen Swami - 29 June, 2022

Like many, India will be anxiously watching the US-Saudi Arabia summit in Jeddah—knowing its fate is tied to the decisions King Salman and Joe Biden make.