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A request by the government of India’s National Informatics Centre (NIC) to acquire surveillance technology including drones and biometrics for election security has been blocked by the Election Commission, Times of India reports. The NIC was officially looking for partners in election surveillance. Medianama reports that a tender issued in …

(MENAFN- IANS) San Francisco, Dec 17 (IANS) The US has slapped further sanctions on Chinese drone-maker DJI, prohibiting people in the US from purchasing or selling certain publicly-traded securities connected with the company, along with seven other Chinese firms. The US government said that these eight companies have supported efforts …

Canada has halted some military exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe confirmed Canadian drone technology was used by Azerbaijan in last year’s fighting with Armenia over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. Canada suspended military export permits to Turkey last October pending an investigation into allegations Canadian technology was misused …