facial recognition, hong kong protests, mask prohibition, public surveillance, skynet surveillance system
On October 4, the Hong Kong government issued the Forbidden Masking Act. It is the latest measure in the government’s effort to suppress the protests in Hong Kong through facial recognition. When announcing the measure, Carrie Lam described it as “a real emergency” and “a move on which we have discussed and which we consider ...
The United States is considering export controls to tighten sales to Chinese companies whose technology is helping the Chinese government to monitor its own people in China. The massive purchase orders for China’s surveillance system and software used for such purposes represent a huge business opportunity for domestic and foreign manufacturers and developers. State-owned Hangzhou ...
