Who buys and controls the CCTV? Back to contents 44 an access to information legislation that can be used to gather more information. A Right to Information Bill was proposed in 2016 but has not been passed as of June 2022.89 At the time of writing, the challenges to access information will not likely change, but rather will be exacerbated under military rule. Given the lack of information on which specific companies have been assigned to a specific tender, this research focused on those companies that are known to be involved in deploying CCTV networks in Mandalay and other major cities in Myanmar. Technologies of interest: Tenders Eleven tenders were analysed based on calls for tenders in 2020 to install and implement CCTV networks (see Table 1). Data was obtained from leaked tenders that were subsequently published online.90 Tenders included the installation of CCTV networks in public spaces including the Mandalay University of Foreign Languages, six townships in Mandalay, the Yangon–Mandalay Highway, and various townships in Yangon, Sagaing, and Naypyidaw. Police stand in front of blockades barring people from protesting on Pyidaungsu Yeithka Road, Yangon, Myanmar. Photo: February 2021, Digital Rights Collective.