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Drone use: does it combat the pandemic or strengthen surveillance?
The use of technology has become a world trend, with the argument of combating the new coronavirus and the pandemic it has generated. Although the application of technology may reinforce preestablished public health policies, it is worrying that it may also be used for mass surveillance purposes. The newspaper Última Hora reported on March 24 […]
Patriarchy produces more deaths than Covid: gender violence in a context of pandemic
In previous articles, we have analyzed how the pandemic has increased the chances of human rights violations to occur. As an example, we can mention the violation of the rights to privacy and to freedom of expression through mass surveillance carried out with the help of new intrusive technologies. In this article, however, we will […]
Mass surveillance in the context of a state of emergency
This research presented by Paloma Lara Castro was carried out within the Global Network Initiative Fellowship and was published originally here. Emergency laws have historically been used to legitimize and amplify mass surveillance and control. Many countries have declared states of emergency to respond more effectively to the coronavirus pandemic, including Paraguay. As a GNI-Internews […]
Call logs: between the Right to Privacy and the prosecution of crimes
The judicial investigation of the murder of young liberal Rodrigo Quintana at the headquarters of the Liberal Party exposed the implication of high leaders of the political power. The lawyers for the complaint insist that call logs can be used as evidence to clarify who gave the order to enter the party’s premises in the […]
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Mi Ciudad
Plataforma de participación ciudadana de código abierto del municipio de Encarnación, realizada en colaboración con la Municipalidad de Encarnación, la SENATIC’s y a la sociedad civil de Encarnación. La plataforma permite la creación de iniciativas, reportes y eventos para empoderar más a los ciudadanos dentro del marco de comunicación con la municipalidad, y a colaborar […]
All Male Panel
Inspiradas en el proyecto original “All male panel” realizamos el capítulo paraguayo. Desde nuestra plataforma Cyborgfeministas, tenemos una galería dedicada a documentar todos los paneles masculinos, seminarios, eventos y otras cosas que incluyen a todos los expertos masculinos y se visibiliza la ausencia de la mujer como experta. ¡Por favor enviános! Preferiblemente fotos y capturas […]
Recursos transparentes
“Recursos Transparentes – Tensiones en democracia: concientizando sobre el uso indebido de los recursos públicos” es una iniciativa local de la cual TEDIC es parte. A través de la misma se busca concientizar a la ciudadanía y trabajar en la des-naturalización del uso no apropiado de los recursos públicos. Esta iniciativa abarca temas que atañen […]
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