Researchers: Wildlife monitoring tech used to harass, spy on women in India


Aiming to avoid the cameras, some women have started roaming farther into the forest, which has the highest density of tigers in the world. — Image by jcomp on Freepik

PARIS: Camera traps, drones and other technology for monitoring wildlife like tigers and elephants are being used to intimidate, harass and even spy on women in India, researchers said on Nov 25.

In one particularly egregious example, a photo of an autistic women relieving herself in the forest was shared by local men on social media, prompting villagers to destroy nearby camera traps.

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