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Here is the report (pdf).
Serbian authorities have adopted invasive surveillance practices and facial recognition technology to monitor political opponents, civic activists and critical journalists, says a BIRN report entitled ‘Digital Surveillance in Serbia – A Threat to Human Rights?’, published on Friday.
Equipment from Chinese manufacturers, such as Dahua and Hickvision, predominates.
Serbia’s aspirations for EU membership mean that it faces pressure to adhere to EU standards on data protection and privacy as well as cybersecurity. However, Serbia has simultaneously strengthened ties with authoritarian countries, especially China and Russia.
Mate, “the West” isn’t limited to Western Europe, the USA, Canada, and Australia. Australia is the same longitude as China. Are you going to say it’s not the West because of that?
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No, I’m not. And me pointing out Serbia’s allegiance should’ve been clue enough to understand that. The West is a collective of a shared understanding of values, values that Serbia does not share. So please stop being willfully obtuse.
You believing Serbia is part of “the East” is hilarious. They’re the S in BRICS, right? 😂
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You’re continuing to make a fool out of yourself dude. BRICS and “the East” are not synonymous. But yes, there are also potential talks about Serbia joining BRICS.