EDITORIAL: The threat of bulk surveillance
Some forces are trying to invade privacy under the guise of protecting people from harm
08 February 2021 - 05:04
Last week the Constitutional Court rejected the idea that for the state to keep South Africans safe, it has no choice but to put each and every one of us under the microscope of its vast, unchecked surveillance programme.
There was no law authorising such a trade off, the apex court ruled...
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