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Africa: 5G Opens the Gates for Surveillance On Steroids
April 6, 2021
It’s the beginning: 5G will bring radical changes in how we live, with far-reaching implications for privacy and surveillance. Although the tech is new, decades-old legislation* already paves the way for South African authorities to access citizens’ information through their personal smart devices. Imagine a world where police no longer needed human witnesses. One where