facial recognition
China is working on a data and surveillance driven “smart city”
Coming soon to the West?
Chinese streaming platforms now have to register with government regulators, add rule-breakers to a blacklist
Users of streaming platforms also have to verify their real names and platforms are required to limit user donations.
MembersChina’s increase in “digital authoritarianism” after COVID shows what could be coming to the West
? The West’s decrease in civil liberties isn’t yet anywhere near the loss in China but the gap is closing.
Facial recognition is coming for hospital patients
Privacy implications are inevitable.
Facebook faces privacy lawsuit, alleging Instagram was accessing phone cameras when not in use
It’s far from the first privacy accusation against Facebook.
MembersWith orders from China, police are forcing Hong Kong citizens to unlock their devices after social media posts
? The fallout of the new “security” law.
Smart Helmets with face recognition are being used to police COVID restrictions
The helmets can detect people’s temperature and criminal history at a distance.
Religious Freedom commission finds China uses extensive surveillance to monitor and suppress Christians
Christians in China are being persecuted and monitored with invasive technology.
Facebook agrees to pay revised $650M to settle face tracking lawsuit
Facebook used users photos without permission.
China has been spying on Xinjiang citizens for longer than had been anticipated, research shows
The “digital gulags” of Uighur citizens has been long-documented.
Uganda’s uptake of Huawei’s “Safe Cities” surveillance initiative is getting a foothold
A Trojan horse from China.