1ClassyLady 68F
3114 posts
12/16/2017 12:05 pm
China’s CCTV surveillance network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC reporter

It took Chinese authorities just seven minutes to locate and apprehend BBC reporter John Sudworth using its powerful network of CCTV camera and facial recognition technology.

This wasn’t a case of a member of the media being forcibly removed from the country. The chase was a stunt set up to illustrate just how powerful and effective the Chinese government’s surveillance system can be. It’s a stark example of the type of monitoring that China has invested heavily in over recent years with the aim of helping police do their job more efficiently.

Such systems are also used in private organizations, for example to monitor workers and processes in factories, but government critics have warned of the potential for abuse in the hands of the state.

China has the largest monitoring system in the world. There are some 170 million CCTV cameras across the country, and that’s tipped to grow more than three-fold with 400 million more set to be installed by 2020.

Beyond the sheer numbers of lookout points, China is harvesting information with a new-found focus on intelligence. The government also works with facial recognition and AI companies, such as unicorn Face++, which can pour through data to extract meaningful information such as faces, ages, registration plates and more.




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1ClassyLady 68F
3276 posts
12/19/2017 6:16 pm

You can't use "Skype" in China either. The App is just blank, not even an apology for inconvenience.



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beyondfantasy3 113M
4740 posts
12/17/2017 3:34 pm

AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority
[Associated Press]
GERRY SHIH
,Associated Press•December 17, 2017


1ClassyLady replies on 12/21/2017 12:38 pm:
Yes, I Googled the news as you provided.


1ClassyLady 68F
3276 posts
12/17/2017 2:22 am

Cameras Are 'Double-Edged Sword'

Some civil libertarians say the technology has value, but argue that officials should be more transparent and willing to discuss the implications with the public.

"Surveillance cameras are a double-edged sword," said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman. "They offer enormous benefits in helping us solve crimes, their value in preventing crimes has yet to be established. But it's essential when the government engages in surveillance that it acknowledges that there are privacy implications and take measures to reduce the risk harm."

As the city plans to blanket midtown and lower Manhattan with cameras, Lieberman said the public should be part of the discussion to determine privacy precautions, such as how long images are stored, how they are stored and who has access to them. While the public doesn't need to know every detail, she said it has the right to know about the nature and extent of surveillance.

The NYCLU has filed two lawsuits in New York City related to video surveillance and public access to information. She said both suits are pending.

Lieberman said the suits weren't intended to stop the surveillance plans, but to find out information.

"National security is an area where we can't afford to squander resources and just assume that what ought to work will. It's a serious issue, both in terms of what happens when we fail, or if we fail, and what happens to the privacy rights that are at the core of our democratic society."



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1ClassyLady 68F
3276 posts
12/17/2017 2:10 am

BTW, AI companies is "Artificial Intelligence" companies.



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1ClassyLady 68F
3276 posts
12/17/2017 1:45 am

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Those 170 million surveillance cameras won't happen in USA because Americans love to have "privacy". We do have some cameras in USA at intersections or street corners mainly for traffic accidents or crime investigation. Next time I will wear hat and sunglasses in China.

OMG, camera with facial recognition technology. Look the photo I insert there are 4 cameras at one corner of an intersection. You know there are 4 corners at one intersection. So, 16 cameras in one intersection. Those cameras are NOT for traffic violations as I know Chinese policemen are not enforce to issue "tickets" as much as we have in USA.



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1ClassyLady 68F
3276 posts
12/16/2017 12:30 pm

Now you know what "Communist Totalitarianism" is. Government control people, no privacy, no Google search engine, no Gmail, no Google Translate, no Google Maps, no YouTube video, no Facebook, no What's-up, no Instagram, no Twitter, .... lots of "censorship" on emails including Chinese FriendFinder or SFF. They use Baidu for search engine and "We Chat" for texting or messaging. Your smartphone will become obsolete especially on Google usages and most social medias. I check Google every day to gain my knowledge in many aspects. I can't live in China or any communist countries, for that matter (no freedom to go on many websites I want). How can government block those important high-tech usages and block its people's knowledge? Taiwan has Google, U-Tube, Facebook, .... and all the social medias anything we have in USA. Why Chinese government don't want its people getting smarter?? They already behind the world since "Cultural Revolution" for 10 years. Their economy has improved tremendously because President Jimmy Carter abandoned Taiwan and established diplomatic relationship with China in order to export "goods" to China. You know China has large population.



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