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Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act

Analysis: Inside amaBhungane’s landmark ruling on surveillance

South Africa

Analysis: Inside amaBhungane’s landmark ruling on surveillance

By Sam Sole

Your cellphone records and the law: The legal loophole that lets state spying run rampant

South Africa

Your cellphone records and the law: The legal loophole that lets state spying run rampant

By Heidi Swart

Op-Ed: Big Brother is watching your phone call records

South Africa

Op-Ed: Big Brother is watching your phone call records

By Heidi Swart

New Year’s resolution for 2017: Stop unaccountable state spying

Politics

New Year’s resolution for 2017: Stop unaccountable state spying

By Jane Duncan

Britain’s Investigatory Powers Bill: A gift to securocrats everywhere

World

Britain’s Investigatory Powers Bill: A gift to securocrats everywhere

By Jane Duncan

Reports of the death of communications privacy are greatly exaggerated

South Africa

Reports of the death of communications privacy are greatly exaggerated

By Jane Duncan

Reports of the death of communications privacy are not greatly exaggerated

South Africa

Reports of the death of communications privacy are not greatly exaggerated

By Jane Duncan

Analysis: What’s South Africa’s anti-human rights game at the UN?

World

Analysis: What’s South Africa’s anti-human rights game at the UN?

By Rebecca Davis

GroundUp: Rica in South Africa - How big is Big Brother?

South Africa

GroundUp: Rica in South Africa - How big is Big Brother?

By GroundUp

Spy Bill: Spooks won’t have as much power as feared

South Africa

Spy Bill: Spooks won’t have as much power as feared

By Rebecca Davis