Foreign Policy
Opinion: Make Surveillance Capitalists Pay Their Dues (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 13:03The Huawei Ban Could Crush U.S. Overseas Aid Efforts (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 13:14Big Tech Embraces New Cold War Nationalism (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 08/27/2020 - 16:00In India, education under lockdown and a deep digital divide threaten to undo real progress in rural areas. (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 07/23/2020 - 14:44Why Google and Facebook Are Racing to Invest in India (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 16:41In Southeast Asia, the coronavirus pandemic has provided a handy excuse for a clampdown on free speech (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 05/22/2020 - 10:50Privacy and the Pandemic: Time for a Digital Bill of Rights (Foreign Policy)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 16:56Slow Internet Is Speeding the Spread of the Coronavirus in Kashmir
In August 2019, India’s government revoked Kashmir’s special autonomous status and locked down the region, which has a population of around 8 million. The lockdown was followed by the democratic world’s longest internet shutdown, which was partially lifted on Jan. 25 when authorities restored access to 2G internet. But the denial of high-speed internet still prevents people from using banking apps, paying their bills, and accessing services—even forcing some out of their homes.