United Nations

Chinese Soldiers Now Equipped With Laser Guns

The Chinese military has begun equipping its soldiers with handheld laser guns, in direct contravention of international treaties banning the…

9 years ago

UN Privacy Chief Brands UK Surveillance Bill “Worse Than Scary”

Joseph Cannataci, the Special Rapporteur on Privacy for the United Nations, has attacked the UK Government’s Investigatory Powers Bill, branding…

9 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Wants Universal Internet Access by 2020

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is calling on the United Nations to make universal internet access a reality by 2020. Zuckerberg,…

9 years ago

UN Expert Calls UK Surveillance “Worse Than 1984”

The new Special Rapporteur on Privacy for the United Nations, Joseph Cannataci, has branded the UK surveillance state “a rather…

9 years ago

Harvard Human Rights Clinic Tells UN: “Ban Killer Robots”

A new 38-page report, written by a partnership of Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic,…

10 years ago

Over 3 Billion People Will Be Online Before New Years Eve

There are close to 3 billion people on the Internet. This number is up from the 2.7 billion at the…

10 years ago

NSA and China Reportedly Spied On The United Nations

Given all the recent revelations about the NSA you'd be surprised if you found out that there was something they…

11 years ago