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Singapore patrol robot stokes surveillance state fears

By AFP
07 October 2021   |   10:59 am
Singapore has trialled patrol robots that blast warnings at people engaging in "undesirable social behaviour", adding to an arsenal of surveillance technology in the tightly controlled city-state.

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