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Privacy · August, 2019

Stories about Privacy from August, 2019

Kazakhstan pauses interception of encrypted traffic, but for how long?

President Tokayev has called off the controversial “national security certificates”

Written by Yevgeniya Plakhina

30 August 2019

Mozambique pushes for SIM card registration, raising privacy and election monitoring concerns

SIM card registration 'facilitates surveillance'

Written by Dércio Tsandzana Translated (en) by Dércio Tsandzana

20 August 2019

Mainland Chinese netizens face ‘pink terror’ of patriotic trolls amid Hong Kong protests

The victims are silenced online, some have received offline threats

Written by Oiwan Lam

19 August 2019

China inspects Hongkongers’ mobiles for protest photos and chats at border checkpoints

The searches began after protests over the extradition bill escalated

Written by Oiwan Lam

19 August 2019

Pro-China forum's plan to troll Hong Kong protesters foiled after doxxing retaliation

Pro-China forum members quickly halted their plan to troll Hong Kong anti-extradition protesters after their personal information, including identity card number and bank record was exposed online.

Written by Oiwan Lam

5 August 2019

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Privacy · August, 2019

Stories about Privacy from August, 2019

Kazakhstan pauses interception of encrypted traffic, but for how long?

Mozambique pushes for SIM card registration, raising privacy and election monitoring concerns

Mainland Chinese netizens face ‘pink terror’ of patriotic trolls amid Hong Kong protests

China inspects Hongkongers’ mobiles for protest photos and chats at border checkpoints

Pro-China forum's plan to troll Hong Kong protesters foiled after doxxing retaliation

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