A feminist #digitalrights activist and digital security trainer looking at the technology from the lens of safety and privacy 👀

Joined May 2011
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Khin ✊🏽 retweeted
Another important and well-sourced ⁦@JusticeMyanmar investigation.⁩ Austria’s Diamond Aircraft Industries likely to have breached EU arms embargo by selling surveillance planes to #Myanmar military. justiceformyanmar.org/storie…

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#Myanmar junta's access to funds, arms & jet fuel enables its atrocity crimes, like today's horrific airstrikes, reportedly killing at least 50 ppl. Govs must listen to the voices of the ppl of Myanmar, ban jet fuel & sanction all those providing junta w/ sources of $$ arms‼️
At least 50 people were killed in a junta air raid on Pazigyi Village in Sagaing’s Kantbalu Township on Tuesday. Junta aircraft dropped two bombs and strafed the village as 100 people attended the opening of a People’s Authority Office, residents said. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Nepali activists said "Stop Executing Our Friends" #Nepal Solidarity among activists across South Asia has to go bolder than the reckless legitimizing of the Junta by the South Asian Govts. I truly appreciate each of you for your solidarity with #Myanmar.🙏✊
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29 men were reportedly killed in a massacre in Myanmar's Mon Taing Pin in May 2022. @RadioFreeAsia has now identified some of the victims and spoke to survivors. It is a case study highlighting the concerning trend of junta attacks on civilians in Myanmar rfa.org/english/news/special…
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27 Sep 2022
I resigned from NUG a year ago because I refused to be a token. I wanted to work on a real social political transformation requiring us to go beyond restoring status quo which would then again pave way for a similar fate in the future. 1/5
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They committed genocide on Rohingya minority and still committing #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #WarCrimes across country. Junta doesn't care about the education nor children's rights. They even burn down schools mass killing on children under age. (2/3)
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What is the manner of the rights groups & NGO in this stage? Including @amnesty @hrw @save_children @MalalaFund @KidsRights used the term of "government" on a letter to the burmese military. Junta doesn't got any legitimacy since they seized the power with the coup. (1/3)
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#HAPPENING: Mobile and fiber internet connections are now reportedly down in the major cities in #Myanmar for no reason. Many war-torn places in the country are under the internet shutdown for more than a year since the #BurmaCoup. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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10 Aug 2022
Video circulating on social media shows situation & #Myanmar #military aerial bombardment in #Kayah state, eastern Myanmar. Children having no peace of mind & increased disruptions to education & life since Feb 1, 2021 #coup. Unclear when video taken #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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ရန်ကုန်မြို့လယ်ခေါင်တွင် စစ်အာဏာရှင် ဆန့်ကျင်ရေး '၈' လေးလုံး အရေး တော်ပုံ ထီးသပိတ် လှုပ်ရှား ရန်ကုန်၊ဩဂုတ် ၈
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In mid-2017, top #Myanmar army officials held secret talks about the persecuted Rohingya minority. They had become “too daring”, one said. “Area clearance” was needed. Weeks later >700,000 were driven to Bangladesh in a crackdown the U.N called genocidal. reuters.com/investigates/spe…
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It is apparent now, more than ever, that such technology has become a tool to oppress pro-democracy movements under the illegitimate military junta which employs it to track, arrest and even kill activists. (8/8)
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Myanmar people are well aware of the presence and dangers of watchful eyes on every corner in big cities such as Yangon, Mandalay, and Naypyidaw. The protesters took inspiration from Hong Kong, and covered, or even destroyed, CCTVs in some areas during the protests. (7/8)
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While we don't know the specific equipment acquired, we do know Huawei CCTVs are the predominant choice. However, there is too little info about what capabilities these systems have and how they are used, particularly in relation to face and licence plate recognition. (6/8)
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High-tech CCTVs (such as those equipped with face recognition) are not the only Huawei products potentially encroaching on public space in the county; Huawei has also been involved with many aspects of Myanmar’s digital transformation, from banking to cloud services. (5/8)
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Who builds and supplies this technology? Regardless of the procurement process used, we have found that @Huawei equipment was ultimately deployed irrespective of the implementing company. Huawei has an almost universal presence in providing basic equipment. (4/8)
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We also focus on procurement, finding systemic issues are rooted in how/why technologies are purchased in the first place. The procurement process is steeped in secrecy and nepotism, with little info about how to use, buy, and maintain tech available in the public domain. (3/8)
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When we started the research with @article19org's @VidushiMarda and @donxle, it was a few months before the coup. We identified the CCTV projects in Myanmar’s cities which should be scrutinised to uncover possible risk areas. (2/8)
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