Last month, Cambodia saw the launch of its first messaging app, CoolApp, similar to popular international apps, WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. However, digital app experts and critics raised concerns that CoolApp might be used by the government…
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Cambodia’s ‘Stop Covid’ QR Code wins international award
The Kingdom’s “Stop Covid” QR Code – a location and contact-tracing app designed to prevent the coronavirus spreading – has won the Global South Covid-19 Digital Innovation Challenge award from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),…
Cambodia’s Internet Gateway Ushers in Silence, Media Say
WASHINGTON — Radio reporter Khut Sokun says he is doing less reporting this year. The reason: fear of Cambodia’s national internet gateway, which he and others say allows the government to monitor all online activity….
កាំភ្លើងប្រឆាំងយន្តហោះដ្រូន
តើអ្វីទៅជាកាំភ្លើងប្រឆាំងនឹងយន្តហោះគ្មានមនុស្សបើកផ្ទាល់ (physical pilot) ដែលហៅថាដ្រូននោះ? កាំភ្លើងនេះមិនមែនដូចជាកាំភ្លើងដែលមានគ្រាប់ដែលយើងអាចចាប់កាន់បានដូចជាគ្រាប់កាំភ្លើងដែលប្រើប្រាស់ដោយ ប៉ូលីស និងទាហាននោះទេ។ គ្រាប់របស់កាំភ្លើងកំចាត់ដ្រូន គឺជា រលកសញ្ញាវិទ្យុ ឬហៅថា Radio Frequency នៅពេលដែលកាំភ្លើងនេះត្រូវបានកេះកៃបាញ់ គ្រាប់រលកសញ្ញាវិទ្យុនោះនឹងទៅរំខានដល់ឧបករណ៍ បញ្ជារដ្រូន (Drone Remote Control) របស់អាកាសយានិក (Drone Pilot) ដែលធ្វើឲ្យដ្រូនមិនអាចទទួលការបញ្ជាររបស់ឧបករណ៍បញ្ជារនោះបាន។ កាំភ្លើងកំចាត់ដ្រូននេះ ក៏មានលទ្ធភាពអាច បាញ់បញ្ជារដ្រូនមួយ ឬច្រើន ដែលកំពុងតែហោះនោះ ឲ្យត្រឡប់ទៅទីតាំងដើម (Home) វិញ ឬឲ្យដ្រូនចុះចតភ្លាមៗ តាមរយៈការបញ្ជារចុះតាមដៃរបស់អ្នកកាន់កាំភ្លើងដ្រូននោះ។ នៅក្នុងអត្ថបទនេះ ខ្ញុំនឹងរៀបរាប់ពី…
The Anakut podcast: Cambodia’s controversial internet gateway
You might have to think twice about your answer after listening to this latest episode, in which Thina and I venture beyond the digital horizon to a world of state surveillance and cybersecurity. Our subject…
HRW raises privacy concerns over the government’s ‘Stop Covid-19’ QR code system
New York-based, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Cambodian government’s “Stop Covid-19” digital contact tracing system “raises serious privacy and other human rights concerns,” and urged less invasive measures as Cambodia battles a new wave…
Cambodia to Create Internet Firewall with Potential to Block Traffic, Store Data
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — The Cambodian government issued a directive to establish a National Internet Gateway that would control online traffic, despite rights groups criticizing the move they say will give the government wide-ranging powers…