Signal launches face-blurring tool as U.S. protesters embrace encrypted messaging

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Technology can be a powerful force in times of crisis and has enabled recent applications like contact tracing apps and remote-working tools that help businesses adhere to safe social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. But technology can also be abused, with discrete surveillance tools often masquerading as solutions to a crisis and facial recognition technology increasingly being used to target activists.  » ….