The real costs of cheap surveillance
Jul 18, 2017 12:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
Surveillance used to be expensive. Even just a few years ago, tailing a persons movements around the clock required rotating shifts of personnel devoted full-time to the task. Not any more, though. Governments can track...
Could talking help tackle organised crime?
Jul 18, 2017 12:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Organised criminals are often portrayed in media and popular culture as ruthless, violent and intent on making money at all costs. Think The Godfather, or the Kray twins. But these stereotypes are unhelpful and often dont...
Australia's planned decryption law would weaken cybersecurity
Jul 14, 2017 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
The Australian government plans to introduce new laws forcing companies such as Google and Facebook to de-crypt messages in the name of fighting terrorism and other crimes. But the move will have serious implications for...
Law expert: where the Brexit battles over the Repeal Bill will be fought in parliament
Jul 14, 2017 13:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
The most important national law governing the Brexit process has been tabled before parliament by the UK government. The proposed European Union (Withdrawal) Bill previously known as the Great Repeal Bill is likely to...
We're close to banning nuclear weapons - killer robots must be next
Jul 12, 2017 19:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
While much of the worlds attention was focused last week on the G20 meeting in Hamburg, and Donald Trumps first face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin, a historic decision took place at the United Nations (UN) in New...
Jeff Bezos has asked for charitable giving advice – here's what he should do with his money
Jul 11, 2017 19:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Jeff Bezos the billionaire founder of Amazon with a net worth of over US$80 billion has asked Twitter for advice on how to donate to charity. The responses came quick. At the time of writing, there were more than...
Waymo Drops Patent Claims To Speed Uber Lawsuit Along
Jul 10, 2017 08:43 am UTC| Technology Law
The lawsuit between Googles self-driving car division and Uber is still heating up, but Waymo had to drop some of its patent claims in order to get the case moving. On the other hand, the cab-hailing firm was granted extra...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight