COVID-19: Can Technology Become A Tool Of Oppression And Surveillance? – OpEd

By Petra Molnar*

Refugees, immigrants, and people on the move have long been tied to tropes of bringing disease and illness. From pandemics to genocides, people crossing borders whether by force or by choice are talked about in apocalyptic terms like ‘flood’ or ‘wave,’ underscored by rampant xenophobia, racism,...