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Public records obtained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation show how sensitive police databases are used and abused.

Families of the murdered activists are among two dozen suing government for failure to deliver justice for past crimes.

A new crop of restrictive laws faces a friendly reception in the courts but ongoing public resistance.

According to experts, age verification laws like those enforced in Florida could open up to data privacy and security implications. So, what's at stake?

So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives — whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to cure loneliness or by providing tools that help people with mental and physical health

Economic issues, particularly living costs, were front and centre in 2024 as some 2 billion people went to the polls.

South Africa’s general election in May 2024 fundamentally changed the country’s political landscape when the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority for the first time. Collette Schulz-Herzenberg and Roger Southall are the editors of a new book called Election 2024, South Africa: Countdown to Coalition. They fielded some questions.

Trump has pledged to ‘save’ popular Chinese-owned app despite signing an order to ban it during his first term.

A number of reports have called South Africa a politically polarised society. This may seem uncontroversial, given the country’s history of dispossession and discrimination during colonialism and apartheid, and their continuing legacy after 30 years of democracy.

Supposedly targeted at immigrants and travelers, the program endangers everybody’s liberty.

While it's still early to know for certain, many fear that online surveillance could increase, making VPNs and other encrypted services a even more crucial tools for people in the US.