https://podcasts.groong.org/tags/draft-law/Recent content in Draft Law on Groong PodcastHugoen-usTue, 12 May 2026 02:33:02 +0000https://podcasts.groong.org/344-armenia-draft-law-on-cameras-and-mass-surveillance-usaid-funded-aws-deal-gov-track-record-of-cybersecurity-failures/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/344-armenia-draft-law-on-cameras-and-mass-surveillance-usaid-funded-aws-deal-gov-track-record-of-cybersecurity-failures/<h1 id="is-armenia-becoming-a-surveillance-state">Is Armenia Becoming a Surveillance State</h1> <h2 id="draft-law-on-ubiquitous-surveillance">Draft Law on Ubiquitous Surveillance</h2> <p>Last month a very onerous <a href="http://parliament.am/drafts.php?sel=showdraft&amp;DraftID=14934&amp;Reading=0">surveillance law</a> was proposed by Pashinyan’s government, which flew under most radars except the few in the business of security, privacy and and civil rights protections.</p> <p>Essentially the law would require all but the smallest of businesses to install hi-res cameras to watch over and around the entrance and exits of their premises, and what’s more: to continuously share the video and audio streams with the government.</p>https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/344-armenia-draft-law-on-cameras-and-mass-surveillance-usaid-funded-aws-deal-gov-track-record-of-cybersecurity-failures/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0400https://podcasts.groong.org/watch/344-armenia-draft-law-on-cameras-and-mass-surveillance-usaid-funded-aws-deal-gov-track-record-of-cybersecurity-failures/<h2 id="episode-summary">Episode Summary</h2> <p>Armenia’s Draft Law on Mass Surveillance. USAID-funded Deal with AWS. Government Track Record of Cybersecurity Failures.</p> <div class="watch-notes"> <a class="watch-notes-button" href="https://podcasts.groong.org/344/"> Go to Episode Notes </a> </div>