Sarah Kim

Articles by Sarah Kim

Sep 29, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

Vietnam’s contact-tracing app: Public health tool or creeping surveillance?

Vietnam has been lauded for its robust response in containing Covid-19, part of which has been the rolling out of contact-tracing app Bluezone. But tech experts are expressing concern over how the masses of data collected will impact the privacy of users
By Sarah Kim - Sep 29, 2020

Apr 21, 2020 • 9 min read
Thai monarchy

Online criticism of Thai king goes viral during pandemic

In Thailand, the ruling monarchy has long been protected by some of the harshest lèse-majesté laws in the world. But the behaviour of the controversial King Maha Vajiralongkorn during the pandemic has opened him up to a flurry of online backlash
By Sarah Kim - Apr 21, 2020