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2CRH8C5 Computer code is seen on a screen above a Chinese flag in this July 12, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

Will China's algorithm crackdown serve its citizens or the state?

9 September 2021

China has drafted powerful new legislation that would control how businesses use data to target advertising, curate social media feeds and recommend content
Picture of young couple using smartphones while dating together

Voice assistant recordings could reveal what someone nearby is typing

4 December 2020

Tapping on devices that is detected by voice assistants could potentially be used to deduce what a person is typing on their phone up to half a metre away

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