White House to unveil alliance to curb human rights abuse of tech

December 2, 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will unveil a group of countries next week that have pledged to work together to curb exports of technology that can be used by bad actors and repressive governments to violate human rights, senior administration officials said on Thursday.

The announcement, which will be made as part of U.S. President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy, is aimed at addressing “the misuse of certain dual-use technologies that can lead to human...