Why does Uganda want to track your car?
A tracking device in every car and motorbike in Uganda. How feasible is that?
Africa Daily · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
Cars, motorbikes, boats… You name it. The Ugandan government wants every vehicle in the country to be equipped with a digital tracker. They say this is about fighting insecurity, but some people feel this will put them under permanent surveillance by the state. Do they have a point?
Host: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter) Guests: Darren Allan, journalist; Shafiq Ismail, car dealer; Jacky Kemigisa, journalist; Chris Baryomunsi, Uganda’s Minister of Information, Communications Technology, and National Guidance.
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