Covid used as pretext
jeudi 10 décembre 2020 à 01:00*Covid used as pretext to curtail civil rights around the world, finds report.*
One increase in surveillance that they may not mention is when countries encourage (or even order) people to stop paying cash. One way to defend your freedom is to insist on paying cash when you buy things — I always do.
Countries whose freedom ratings were reduced this year include the US, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Iraq, the Philippines and Slovenia.