The UAE has one of the highest concentrations of surveillance cameras on Earth. Some of those at COP are linked to an Emirati group accused of spying.
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I’m a lot more concerned about this whole thing being poisoned by wealthy oil barons with no regard for anything but profit, but what do I know?

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However, experts believe the UAE has one of the highest per capita concentrations of such cameras on Earth — allowing authorities to potentially track a visitor throughout their trip to a country without the civil liberty protections of Western nations.

Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s director of climate, economic and social justice and corporate accountability, told the AP the seemingly omnipresent surveillance in the UAE created an “environment of fear and tension”.

Then, Dubai police quickly pieced together footage showing three-dozen suspected Israeli Mossad intelligence service operatives, some dressed as tennis players, who assassinated Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh at a luxury hotel.

In late 2016, Dubai police partnered with an affiliate of the Abu Dhabi-based firm DarkMatter to use its Pegasus “big data” application to pool hours of surveillance video to track anyone in the emirate.

G42 also partnered during the pandemic with Chinese firm BGI Group, which is the world’s largest genetic sequencing company that had expanded its reach during the crisis and sought to offer services to Nevada in the US.

Xiao told The Financial Times this week his firm would cut ties to Chinese hardware suppliers over concerns from U.S. partners like Microsoft and OpenAI as it ramps up its artificial intelligence business.


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