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Mass surveillance

South Africa needs national security, but not at the expense of constitutional rights

South Africa

South Africa needs national security, but not at the expense of constitutional rights

By Daryl Swanepoel

Pressure point — New legislation impacts RICA, and why legal surveillance reforms are urgently required

South Africa

Pressure point — New legislation impacts RICA, and why legal surveillance reforms are urgently required

By Chuma Nontsele

In our sinister time after Covid, the worlds of Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell collide

South Africa

In our sinister time after Covid, the worlds of Nietzsche, Huxley and Orwell collide

By Rita Zeefal

State surveillance in SA just got a legal boost, but it’s not an unrestricted licence to intercept

South Africa

State surveillance in SA just got a legal boost, but it’s not an unrestricted licence to intercept

By Heidi Swart

Here’s how Johannesburg security cameras track you

South Africa

Here’s how Johannesburg security cameras track you

By Heidi Swart

Op-Ed: What Cyril Ramaphosa needs to do to fix state spying, part 8 – Biometrics and Biosurveillance

South Africa

Op-Ed: What Cyril Ramaphosa needs to do to fix state spying, part 8 – Biometrics and Biosurveillance

By Jane Duncan

Op-Ed: What Ramaphosa needs to do to fix state spying, Part 2 – mass and tactical surveillance

South Africa

Op-Ed: What Ramaphosa needs to do to fix state spying, Part 2 – mass and tactical surveillance

By Jane Duncan

Newsdeck

Manafort calls for leaks probe after CNN wiretap story

By AFP

Newsdeck

Australia to compel chat apps to hand over encrypted messages

By AFP

Newsdeck

White House repeats claim British spy agency monitored Trump

By AFP

Newsdeck

US spy agency contractor arrested in top-secret data theft probe

By AFP

amaBhungane: The Smuggler, The Spook and The Grabber

South Africa

amaBhungane: The Smuggler, The Spook and The Grabber

By amaBhungane