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China’s Social Credit System

Thought Crimes? Facial Recognition Technology Is Invading The U.S.; San Fran Passes Historic Privacy Bill; Man Arrested In UK For Hiding Face China's Social Credit System

Thought Crimes? Facial Recognition Technology Is Invading The U.S.; San Fran Passes Historic Privacy Bill; Man Arrested In UK For Hiding Face

By Aaron Kesel You can’t run, you can’t hide; facial recognition technology is advancing at a quickening pace, it’s becoming more widespread and accurate, and we are entering the path of no return. A report from Georgetown researchers states that agencies i…
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May 18, 2019
China says social credit system ‘will restore morality’ after listing millions as ‘untrustworthy’ China's Social Credit System

China says social credit system ‘will restore morality’ after listing millions as ‘untrustworthy’

China's social credit system, which rates its 1.4 billion citizens based on their daily behaviour, will help the country restore morality, state media reported.  'China's ongoing construction of the world's largest social credit system will help the country …
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May 16, 2019
China uses an intrusive surveillance app to track its Muslim minority, with technology that could be exported to the rest of the world. Here’s how it works. China's Social Credit System

China uses an intrusive surveillance app to track its Muslim minority, with technology that could be exported to the rest of the world. Here’s how it works.

Officials in Xinjiang, China's most oppressed region, use an intrusive, all-seeing smartphone app to monitor, track, and flag citizens for investigation or punishment. A new report gives a glimpse into how it works, and allows the Chinese state a vast arra…
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May 11, 2019
China uses an intrusive surveillance app to track its Muslim minority, with technology that could be exported to the rest of the world. Here’s how it works. China's Social Credit System

China uses an intrusive surveillance app to track its Muslim minority, with technology that could be exported to the rest of the world. Here’s how it works.

China is waging an unprecedented, high-tech crackdown in the Xinjiang region, home to a mostly-Muslim ethnic minority called the Uighurs. Officials there use an intrusive app where they are prompted to log extremely personal information like political views,…
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May 11, 2019