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== U.S. defense contractors help to build a high-tech police state in Shenzen, China == | == U.S. defense contractors help to build a high-tech police state in Shenzen, China == | ||
- | "The Communist Party chose Chenzen — thanks to its location close to Hong Kong's port — to be China' | + | "The Communist Party chose Chenzen — thanks to its location close to Hong Kong's port — to be China' |
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Over the past two years, some 200,000 surveillance cameras have been installed throughout the city. Many are in public spaces, disguised as lampposts. The closed-circuit TV cameras will soon be connected to a single, nationwide network, an all-seeing system that will be capable of tracking and identifying anyone who comes within its range — a project driven in part by U.S. technology and investment. Over the next three years, Chinese security executives predict they will install as many as 2 million CCTVs in Shenzhen, which would make it the most watched city in the world. (Security-crazy London boasts only half a million surveillance cameras.) | Over the past two years, some 200,000 surveillance cameras have been installed throughout the city. Many are in public spaces, disguised as lampposts. The closed-circuit TV cameras will soon be connected to a single, nationwide network, an all-seeing system that will be capable of tracking and identifying anyone who comes within its range — a project driven in part by U.S. technology and investment. Over the next three years, Chinese security executives predict they will install as many as 2 million CCTVs in Shenzhen, which would make it the most watched city in the world. (Security-crazy London boasts only half a million surveillance cameras.) | ||
The security cameras are just one part of a much broader high-tech surveillance and censorship program known in China as " | The security cameras are just one part of a much broader high-tech surveillance and censorship program known in China as " |