Undercover oyster helps catching thieves

Every year many oysters are stolen from oyster farms around the globe, not only resulting in loss of income for the farmers but also in damage done to the farms. Oyster farms tend to be spread out over rather large areas making monitoring difficult or even impossible. A French company now has come to the rescue with an IoT spy oyster.

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People who know their online communications are being monitored by government authorities, are less willing to voice dissenting opinions, an empirical study concludes. The thought of being watched increases people's tendency to keep their political views to themselves when they disagree with the majority opinion. Such self-censorship undermines an open, democratic debate, the author warns.