Monday, December 5, 2022

Surveillance Across Africa: Are There Abuses?

 The East African published on 3 December 2022 an in-depth article titled "Across East Africa, Big Brother Is Watching Your Every Move."  

China's Huawei and Israel's Pegasus supply surveillance equipment that now covers much of Africa.  There are growing concerns, however, that these projects, which combine video-surveillance, internet monitoring, and mobile phone meta-data collection, are giving the government the ability, not just to go after criminals, but to illegally spy on and monitor political opponents, activists, and journalists.