“How can we also feel safe?”: Cape Town turns to surveillance tech to stop a tide of violence
KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that city leaders hope an array of new tech will help deter criminals – but residents warn it’s not a simple fix…
Good business or digital bias? The divisive rise of ‘proptech’
New York City, US Thomson Reuters Foundation When Fabian Rogers first heard that his landlord wanted to install facial recognition cameras at the entrance of his New York City building, the recent university graduate was suspicious. His flat was affordable because it was rent-stabilized by law, he said, but back in 2018 landlords could raise […]
Facial recognition at Indian cafe chain sparks calls for data protection law
Bangkok, Thailand Thomson Reuters Foundation The use of facial recognition technology at a popular Indian cafe chain that triggered a backlash among customers, led to calls from human rights advocates on Monday for the government to speed up the introduction of laws to protect privacy. Customers at Chaayos took to social media during the last […]