6/20/25, 11:18 AM Myanmar’s junta engaged in systemic digital surveillance and discrimination, rights group warns – ENG.MIZZIMA.COM 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. Human Rights Myanmar calls for international sanctions on military-linked entities, suspension of technology sales to the junta, and urgent UN monitoring of digital repression in Myanmar. Tagged HRM, Human_Right, Myanmar junta Burma-inspired fashion and accessories ⟵ Rumours and realities: Will Myanmar’s generals really be able to hold fake elections? Myanmar junta rejects ILO resolution as ⟶ politically motivated, warns of economic consequences Related Posts Over 1,000 human trafficking victims rescued in Shwe Kokko, repatriation planned Myanmar’s deputy junta chief puts blame on corrupt officials for flourishing illicit trade in the country https://eng.mizzima.com/2025/06/10/23251?utm_source=chatgpt.com Myanmar resistance and civil groups urge Airbus to cut ties with junta-linked Chinese firm  3/6