Protest Tip: erase your digital footprint

Protesters should take steps to secure their smartphones to protect themselves against possible prosecution from the government.

If the government wants to regulate gaming, then listen to the gamers

The gaming community is up in arms about a proposed bill to regulate online games. Opposition politicians aren’t happy about it either.

Population surveillance in Thailand just got a lot more real

Thailand’s government is asking major mobile operators to share their users’ location data to track COVID-19, which means population surveillance just got more real.

Four years into “Thailand 4.0” and it feels more like 0.4

Four years ago, the prime minister announced the Thailand 4.0 digital transformation. Today, government bureaucrats are still pushing paperworks.

Freedom Rating: how free are the social media platforms?

We examine popular social media platforms and chat applications, and rate how safe it is for you to express your opinion on each one, without interference or prosecution from the government.

Thai Chana: losing our right to privacy

There are three problems with the Thai Chana app. First, it’s a loss of privacy. Second, the QR code for check-in/out is problematic. Third, using phone numbers for contract tracing isn’t exactly reliable.

PDPA: Thailand’s data protection law will be late, but it’s coming

The grace period for the Personal Data Protection Act (PDDA) has been extended for another year. Regardless, here’s a look at what the law entails and what rights you will have, a year from now.

When technology doesn’t measure up to buzzwords

Government officials like to use fancy tech words, but the technology itself might be in the crudest form.