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in NEWSUK Surveillance Study Reveals 17% of Londoners Have Covid-19 Antibodies: Health Secretary
Image used for representation. (Photo: Reuters) Official figures show that the death toll involving those tested positive for COVID-19 in Britain has reached 36,042, an increase of 338 from the previous day’s figures. Associated Press Last Updated: May 22, 2020, 8:23 AM IST London: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock says results […] More
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U.S. signals intention to pull out of Open Skies surveillance treaty
The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each other’s territory — overflights set up decades ago to promote trust and avert conflict. The administration says it wants out of the Open Skies Treaty because Russia is […] More
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Ahmaud Arbery: Surveillance videos show multiple people had trespassed at the home he visited. He was the only one killed
The men were arrested more than two months after the shooting death and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. “The truth will reveal that this is not just another act of violent racism,” Frank Hogue, an attorney for the men, said at a news conference. “Greg McMichael did not commit murder.” Gregory McMichael told […] More
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Aarogya Setu App And E-Pass Could Become Key For Interstate Travel And Movement in India
The Aarogya Setu app could become the key facilitator for travel in India, as the Government of India is working on whether the app can be used to facilitate interstate travel. This comes just after the Indian Railways made it mandatory for all passengers on trains to have the government’s Aarogya Setu app installed […] More
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Aarogya Setu App Gets Just 2 Out of 5 stars in MIT Technology Review for COVID Contact Tracing Apps
As India attempts to emerge from the various stages of lockdown in an attempt to flatten the COVID curve, there is a renewed push to get the citizens to download and install the Aarogya Setu app on their smartphones. Official numbers suggest that the Aarogya Setu app has been installed on 9.8 crore smartphones […] More
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Centre Asks 3 Southern States To Focus On More Effective Surveillance Of COVID-19, Contact Tracing, Early Diagnosis
Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka have registered 37, 30 and 29 COVID-19 fatalities New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday asked Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Karnataka to focus on more effective surveillance, contact tracing and early diagnosis to keep low fatality rate in COVID-19 cases. Mr Vardhan also asked these states to intensify surveillance […] More
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WeChat’s surveillance of international users boosts censorship in China, researchers say
Canadian users of the popular social networking app WeChat are likely helping the Chinese company censor its users inside China, according to research from the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. WeChat, which allows users to send messages, interact on social networks and make digital payments, is owned by the Chinese communications company Tencent and is the most popular social networking […] More
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in NEWSChina is installing surveillance cameras outside people’s front doors … and sometimes inside their homes
He said he opened the door as the camera was being installed, without warning. “(Having a camera outside your door is) an incredible erosion of privacy,” said Lahiffe. “It just seems to be a massive data grab. And I don’t know how much of it is actually legal.” Although there is no official announcement stating […] More
