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Myanmar’s junta engaged in systemic digital surveillance and discrimination, rights group warns

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Date Published: Jun 10, 2025

Abstract: This “Great Firewall of Myanmar” severely restricted access to information, with VPN bans in minority-dominated areas like Chin, Kachin, and Rakhine States cutting off critical communication with humanitarian groups.

In a chilling development, the junta introduced a Person Scrutinisation and Monitoring System (PSMS) in 2024, combining facial recognition, AI, and digital IDs to identify and detain individuals. This has led to over 1,600 arrests in just 10 weeks in 2025.

The system reportedly discriminates against ethnic minorities by relying on biased datasets and contributes to wrongful detentions. SIM card registration mandates and metadata harvesting have further excluded stateless Rohingya from digital access while facilitating surveillance.

Commercial spyware is also reportedly used to extract intimate data, sometimes weaponized to shame and intimidate women and activists.

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