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Surveillance Technology Is on the Rise in Latin America
Officials scrambling to address crime—and, sometimes, spy on opponents—are turning to surveillance technologies with little oversight.
Officials scrambling to address crime—and, sometimes, spy on opponents—are turning to surveillance technologies with little oversight.