This is scary - Chinese surveillance system with facial recognition &
— Yusuf Unjhawala ?? (@YusufDFI) February 7, 2020
AI, is tracking movements of ppl. A person who stepped out after being asked to stay indoors was caught by the police & his boss informed after cameras spotted him #Coronavius https://t.co/PfYbKkIioX
"After around 12 days, he was bored and went out early. This time, not only did the police contact him, so did his boss. He had been spotted by a camera with facial recognition technology, and the authorities had alerted his company as a warning" https://t.co/dR30CuOF9n
— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) February 7, 2020
Chinese have long been aware that they are tracked by the world’s most sophisticated system of electronic surveillance. The #coronavirus emergency has brought some of that technology out of the shadows https://t.co/wA1z44pI2J
— Andreas Harsono (@andreasharsono) February 7, 2020
The future is already here. It's just unevenly distributed. And it is using extreme situations to make a case for itself. https://t.co/U4z95das1y pic.twitter.com/7b56Q43qdt
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) February 8, 2020
Coronavirus is testing the capabilities of China’s surveillance state. Who was sitting next to you on the train, what is your temperature in the street, how your boss knows you broke curfew...fascinating read (h/t @mathewi ) https://t.co/A33p1vKfyC
— emily bell (@emilybell) February 8, 2020
Will the corona virus be the downfall of the surveillance state? Or the thing that gets us accustomed to it permanently?https://t.co/h4Sl4OTBiY
— Daniel Denning (@danielKdenning) February 7, 2020
“Artificial intelligence and security camera companies boast that their systems can scan the streets for people with even low-grade fevers, recognize their faces even if they are wearing masks and report them to the authorities.” https://t.co/83HxUUbssE
— ??????? ?. ??????? مارک Марк Жонсон (@BlogGuero) February 7, 2020
As Chinese Internet users try to track the Coronavirus, their government is tracking them — People in China are using the internet to track the coronavirus outbreak. But if they amplify the wrong thing, they could get arrested. https://t.co/A1rf8reuaF
— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) February 7, 2020
As Chinese Internet Users Try To Track The Coronavirus, Their Government Is Tracking Them https://t.co/4TGM1zY0Ac via @broderick
— Dan Vergano (@dvergano) February 7, 2020
#Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows https://t.co/jYGazCEEtd
— Spiro (@o_rips) February 8, 2020
Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows | Article [AMP] | Reuters https://t.co/Zo3sBM0qHA #phep #globalhealth #EMGTwitter
— Nathan Myers (@nagremye1980) February 8, 2020
Will the corona virus be the downfall of the surveillance state? Or the thing that gets us accustomed to it permanently?https://t.co/h4Sl4OTBiY
— Daniel Denning (@danielKdenning) February 7, 2020
Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows https://t.co/jSHzoQLQe7
— Neeraj K. Agrawal (@NeerajKA) February 8, 2020
A glimpse into a possible future in the US if medical authoritarians & #BigTech move forward unrestrained https://t.co/usnQAZGrkO
— Jefferey Jaxen (@JeffereyJaxen) February 8, 2020
Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows - Reuters https://t.co/2NmRzHuwQr
— Sharon K. Gilbert (@sharonkgilbert) February 7, 2020
Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows | Article [AMP] | Reuters#BigData #AI https://t.co/8HoNNKWZ37
— IT ? (@IncredibleTrade) February 9, 2020
Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows | Article [AMP] | Reuters https://t.co/6kmUnBGv84
— Sanjay G Reddy (@sanjaygreddy) February 8, 2020
Not only did the police contact him, so did his boss.
— skepticalifornia (@skepticaliblog) February 8, 2020
He had been spotted by a camera with facial recognition technology, and the authorities had alerted his company.
“I was a bit shocked by the ability and efficiency of the mass surveillance network"https://t.co/P4pusw01IZ
Coronavirus brings China's surveillance state out of the shadows https://t.co/0Wfa4ojegc
— Niklas Fagerström (@niklasf) February 8, 2020