Like all major frightening events, governments and the people are forced to reflect and re-evaluate how they can work to prevent a recurrence of it. In tackling the disease, people in general have cooperated and willingly given up some of their rights for

However, in the process of protecting the public from the disease, other measures including the increased collection of personal data, surveillance and tracking technology are also being utilised by states all over the world. The concern thus is, can we trust the authorities not to misuse the data and technology they have accumulated for ulterior purposes, for example by using them against dissidents and political opponents?

We haven’t seen anything like this, ever. The highest viewership and ratings on TV, but very, very low ADEX (advertising expenditure) and also massive cancellation of ads by clients, MNCs and locals.