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A Look Inside China’s AI-assisted Surveillance Empire Growth

Technology is advancing—generating employment, creating prospects never conceived of before, and ushering humanity into an era of a more connected, more secure world—yet the tale of the Uighur Muslim minority in China narrates an account of an ominous reign of mass surveillance, powered by AI (artificial intelligence).  What happens when a tool designed to safeguard […]

The Proliferation of Chinese Apps as Tools of Surveillance

China may not be part of the Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes Alliances, but it has one of the most advanced mass surveillance and censorship systems. Software and hardware developed in China often pose the threat of monitoring and recording the data of its users – that is why the US government is wary of […]