COVID-19 Civic Freedom Tracker: monitors government responses to the pandemic that affect civic freedoms and human rights, focusing on emergency laws

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The FBI monitoring your browsing history without a warrant might just be the beginning: While much of the world is focussed on the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Senate recently voted to expand its surveillance powers. As part of a reauthorization of the Patriot Act, law enforcement agencies such as the FBI and CIA can continue to look through the browsing history of American citizens without the need for a warrant.

Gulbenkian Soluções Digitais Covid-19

Valeu a pena o confinamento?

Covid-19 in Proportion? Whether the lockdown, with its huge costs to public health and the economy has been effective and proportionate is a huge question

Porquê os dois metros?

Government scientific adviser says Britain's two metre social distancing rule is unnecessary and based on 'very fragile' evidence: The World Health Organization recommends a minimum of one metre 

Two-metre coronavirus rule ‘will bankrupt businesses’: The Sage scientific panel has concluded a review into the two-metre rule and advised ministers that it should stay in the belief that blurring it would be confusing. Downing Street said yesterday that it had no plans to change the “sensible and safe distance”.

Can the EU survive this virus? This coronavirus has been cruel to the European Union. The supposed fraternity of member states was the first casualty of the virus, ascountries hoarded their medical equipment and banned exports to each other.