More Than Half of World’s Surveillance Cameras Located in China

Visitors take photos near surveillance cameras as a policeman stand watch nearby on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 15, 2021. Ng Han Guan/AP Photo

Chinese cities are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a report by British cybersecurity firm Comparitech.

Comparitech came to their findings after analyzing CCTV use in 150 of the world’s most densely populated cities.