Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting toolHundreds of millions of cameras have been installed above shops, in homes and on street corners across the world, many connected to the int...
24 Mar, 2026, 01.16 AM IST
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh sets target for drone self-reliance by 2030India is boosting its drone manufacturing capabilities. The defence ministry plans to reduce reliance on foreign drones and components. A 2...
23 Mar, 2026, 12.51 AM IST
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in ChinaAn AP investigation reveals how American tech companies helped build China's surveillance state, enabling human rights abuses. U.S. firms s...
09 Sep, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
US tech companies enabled the surveillance and detention of hundreds of thousands in ChinaAn investigation reveals that US tech firms helped build China's surveillance system. Companies sold technology to Chinese police and gover...
09 Sep, 2025, 07.15 PM IST
Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: ReportAmnesty International's report reveals that Pakistani authorities are employing mass surveillance tools acquired from foreign companies to ...
09 Sep, 2025, 06.59 PM IST
How Pakistan is tapping phones of 40 lakh people simultaneously, using Chinese firewall to block internet accessAmnesty International reveals Pakistan's extensive surveillance, employing phone-tapping and a Chinese firewall to monitor millions. The sy...
09 Sep, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
Meta whistleblower to tell Congress that company aided China in AI raceFormer Meta executive Sarah Wynn-Williams plans to testify before Congress, accusing the company of undermining US national security and he...
09 Apr, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Huawei unit ships Chinese-made surveillance chips in fresh comeback signIn the recent weeks, Hauwei unveiled new smartphones that run on advanced chips and are domestically made. These developments indicate the ...
20 Sep, 2023, 12.35 PM IST
AI, Brain Scans and Cameras: The Spread of Police Surveillance TechAdvances in artificial intelligence, drones and facial recognition have created an increasingly global police surveillance business. Israel...
01 Apr, 2023, 03.41 PM IST
'An invisible cage': How China is policing the futureWhile largely unproven, the new Chinese technologies, detailed in procurement and other documents reviewed by The New York Times, further e...
26 Jun, 2022, 09.12 AM IST
China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilitiesAccording to more than 50 publicly available documents examined by Reuters, dozens of entities in China have over the past four years bough...
08 Apr, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
Plane crash in China: DGCA puts Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on 'enhanced surveillance'When asked what steps the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is taking following Monday's crash, Kumar told PTI, "Flight safety i...
22 Mar, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
China's SenseTime postpones Hong Kong IPO after US blacklistingChinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime said Monday it was postponing a $767 million initial public offering in Hong Kong after ...
13 Dec, 2021, 11.38 PM IST
Alibaba's facial recognition tech specifically picks out Uighur minority, says new reportThe report comes as human rights groups accuse China of forcing over 1 million Muslim Uighurs into labour camps, and call out firms suspect...
17 Dec, 2020, 11.50 AM IST
Activists rally against ‘illegal’ surveillance of CAA protestsAsk Delhi Police to halt use of facial recognition tech to identify demonstrators, point to unlawful use of drones. The officer, however, i...
31 Dec, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
Chinese companies are scrambling to survive Trump’s blacklistDonald Trump’s administration is increasingly adamant about containing China’s rise, arguing that companies like Huawei Technologies Co. st...
29 Oct, 2019, 10.24 AM IST
US plans to blacklist up to five Chinese surveillance companiesSuch a move would escalate tensions with China and raises questions about whether the US is going after more of the country’s corporate cha...
22 May, 2019, 11.24 PM IST