In provinces such as Xinjiang, China, authorities have what is probably the most intensive government surveillance in the world; in some places, there are police checkpoints every 200 meters. But much of surveillance elsewhere is less blatant and overt—if just as pervasive and omnipotent. Screen grab from Human Rights Watch video “China’s Algorithms of Repression” https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/01/chinas-algorithms-repression/reverse-engineering-xinjiang-police-mass
The future of technology: Lessons from China—and the US
By Maya Wang, Frederike Kaltheuner, Amanda Klasing, May 9, 2023
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In provinces such as Xinjiang, China, authorities have what is probably the most intensive government surveillance in the world; in some places, there are police checkpoints every 200 meters. But much of surveillance elsewhere is less blatant and overt—if just as pervasive and omnipotent. Screen grab from Human Rights Watch video “China’s Algorithms of Repression” https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/05/01/chinas-algorithms-repression/reverse-engineering-xinjiang-police-mass
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Keywords: AI, China, TikTok, authoritarianism, democracy, human rights, social media, state surveillance, surveillance capitalism, technology
Topics: Disruptive Technologies
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Frederike Kaltheuner
Frederike Kaltheuner is director for technology and human rights at Human Rights Watch. Previously, she was director of the European AI Fund, special... Read More
Amanda Klasing
Amanda Klasing is director of the US Democracy Initiative at Human Rights Watch. She co-led the Women’s Rights Division from 2018-2021, and served... Read More
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