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Drones for border control: a symptom of the security mindset, says new report
The increasing use of drones for border control purposes "is a symptom of viewing borders predominantly in terms of ‘security’ and perceiving people crossing borders as a security threat," says a new report from Drone Wars UK. In this security paradigm, "border control operations are heavily influenced by the military and driven by ‘national security’ considerations rather than human needs," warn the authors. Read More
Behind medical masks, democracy is being suffocated
"In the midst of its EU Council presidency, Croatia turned to the UAE and China for medical help, forgetting its current leadership role as the presiding country that should spur member states into coordinated action, writes Oriana Ivkovic Novokmet." Read More
Coronavirus: The EU Is Abandoning Italy in Its Hour of Need
Italy's fellow EU member states have failed to send assistance to aid the country with the coronavirus pandemic, but help has arrived from the Chinese government. Read More
50 countries ranked by how they’re collecting biometric data and what they’re doing with it
An assessment of national policies on the processing of biometric data. Read More