China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras
With millions of cameras and billions of lines of code, China is building a high-tech authoritarian future. Beijing is embracing […]
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Chinese government is behind a decade of hacks on software companies
Researchers said Chinese intelligence officers are behind almost a decade’s worth of network intrusions that use advanced malware to penetrate […]
National Standard on Personal Information Security Goes into Effect in China
On May 1, 2018, the Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification went into effect in China. The Specification […]
China Claims It’s Scanning Workers’ Brainwaves to Increase Efficiency and Profits
At a factory in Hangzhou, China, production line workers are allegedly being outfitted with brain-reading hats and helmets. They read […]
China’s social credit system keeps a critical eye on everyday behavior
It’s all part of the Chinese government’s new social credit system where people’s daily behavior is monitored and rated. If […]
China’s facial-recognition cameras caught suspect tryiing to blend in with 60,000 concertgoers
The man’s unlikely capture became the latest example of China’s growing use of facial recognition technology. The 31-year-old man, wanted […]
Hansen: Omaha man ‘liked’ a tweet, and then he lost his dream job
But Roy Jones did get fired. He got fired because he … inadvertently liked a tweet? The terrifying story of […]
China to bar people with bad ‘social credit’ from planes, trains
China said it will begin applying its so-called social credit system to flights and trains and stop people who have […]
The increasing use of artificial intelligence is stoking privacy concerns in China
As artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies become more prevalent, a survey has found that three out of four […]
Apple moves to store iCloud keys in China, raising human rights fears
When Apple Inc begins hosting Chinese users’ iCloud accounts in a new Chinese data center at the end of this […]
Chinese police are using facial recognition sunglasses to track citizens
China’s police have a new weapon in their surveillance arsenal: sunglasses with built-in facial recognition. According to reports from local […]
New Chinese Government Report Highlights Recent Data Protection Enforcement and Attitudes
In the final days of 2017, the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) submitted […]