Chinese Surveillance Exposes Identities of Adults, Minors for Crossing Street at Wrong Time: Police

Chinese Surveillance Exposes Identities of Adults, Minors for Crossing Street at Wrong Time: Police
(L) A woman crossing the street in Beijing. (Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images) | (R) A Chinese facial recognition camera. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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Invasive surveillance has gone from an unsettling idea to a pervasive reality within the borders of mainland China. Cameras carpet China, with 100% coverage of surveillance cameras in major cities, similar to what George Orwell describes in “1984,” with screens watching people at every turn, even inside their houses.

Now, the Chinese Communist Part (CCP) has taken new steps to justify its monitoring of citizens’ every step, even in a literal sense.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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