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03Mar/23

Snooping on campaigners

March 3, 2023SecurityAdam Smith, Arshak Makichyan, Articles, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Beijing, Bogota, China, Closed-circuit television, Crime prevention, Diana Baptista, Disha Ravi, Facial recognition system, India, Internet privacy, Kim Harrisberg, Learning, María Quiñones Triana, Metaverse, Mexico, Moscow, National security, Peter Rest, Prevention, Rina Chandran, Security, Surveillance, Tanzania, Thomson Reuters Foundation, TikTok, Triana, United States, Video surveillanceadmin

By Kim Harrisberg | South Africa correspondent

From phishing traps to arrests based on their social media posts alone, activists from Russia to Uganda say they’re increasingly being watched for their online campaigning.
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11Aug/22

Scam loan apps extorting Mexicans thrive in Google Play Store

August 11, 2022Finance.google, Android, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Citizen Council for Justice and Security, Cloud clients, Computing, Dafne Méndez, Diana Baptista, Digital technology, Eduardo, Eduardo Apáez, Garrido He, Google Play, Google Play Store, India, Internet privacy, José Cash, Kenya, Mexico, MEXICO CITY, Mobile app, Mobile software, Online marketplaces, Operating systems, Óscar Rosado, Pedro Figueroa, Philippines, Rosado, Salvador Guerrero, Smartphones, Thomson Reuters, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Tlapacoyanadmin

Menacing messages, threats spiral along with debt
Legal loophole creates Wild West for lending apps
Complaints mount but regulators powerless to act

By Diana Baptista and Avi Asher -Schapiro

MEXICO CITY, Aug 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A week after Pedro Figueroa borrowed 10,000 pesos ($500) from José Cash, a popular Mexican lending app, the barrage of online abuse began.

A slew of WhatsApp messages swamped his phone, threatening harm – to him and his reputation – if he did not pay. Continue reading →