Singapore patrol robots stoke fears of surveillance state
Publication date 14 October 2021 | 20:29 | ICT

Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in “undesirable social behaviour”, adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state that is fuelling privacy concerns.

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