NI546 - Spying on Dissent - November/December 2023

It’s never been easier for democracies and dictatorships alike to spy on dissent. Chilling spyware tools that turn dissenters’ phones into weapons to listen in on their every move, sinister drones that monitor protests from above and indiscriminate facial recognition are just a few of the dystopian technologies diluting our rights and liberties. In this edition we explore the ripple effect of intrusive surveillance on civil society and social movements, and look at how activists are fighting back.

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