Cybersecurity
China, Pakistan Lead Asia in Virus-Related Surveillance Risk
- Risk of privacy violation to rise after virus, report says
- India, Philippines expected to tighten state control: report
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The risk of Chinese-style state surveillance is likely to rise across Asia, a new report found, if countries continue to use technology being used to control the coronavirus even after the health crisis recedes.
China and Pakistan are among the Asian nations with a worsening track record of violating citizens’ privacy, according to a new Right to Privacy Index report of 198 countries released on Thursday by U.K.-based Verisk Maplecroft, which advises corporate clients on global political risk.