▁example ▁city ▁where ▁there ▁are ▁cam eras ▁is ▁The ▁H ague . ▁There , ▁cam eras ▁are ▁placed ▁in ▁city ▁districts ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁most ▁illegal ▁activity ▁is ▁concentr ated . ▁Ex amples ▁are ▁the ▁red - light ▁districts ▁and ▁the ▁train ▁stations . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁China ' s ▁Golden ▁Sh ield ▁Project , ▁several ▁U . S . ▁corpor ations , ▁including ▁IBM , ▁General ▁Electric , ▁and ▁H oney well , ▁have ▁been ▁working ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁to ▁install ▁millions ▁of ▁surve ill ance ▁cam eras ▁throughout ▁China , ▁along ▁with ▁advanced ▁video ▁analyt ics ▁and ▁fa cial ▁recognition ▁software , ▁which ▁will ▁identify ▁and ▁track ▁individuals ▁everywhere ▁they ▁go . ▁They ▁will ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁central ized ▁database ▁and ▁monitoring ▁station , ▁which ▁will , ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁contain ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁every ▁person ▁in ▁China : ▁over ▁ 1 . 3 ▁billion ▁people . ▁Lin ▁Ji ang ▁Hu ai , ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁China ' s ▁" Information ▁Security ▁Technology " ▁office ▁( which ▁is ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁project ), ▁cred its ▁the ▁surve ill ance ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁U . K . ▁as ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁what ▁he ▁is ▁doing ▁with ▁the ▁Golden ▁Sh ield ▁Project . ▁ ▁The ▁Def ense ▁Advanced ▁Research ▁Project s ▁Agency ▁( D AR PA ) ▁is ▁fund ing ▁a ▁research ▁project ▁called ▁Com bat ▁Z ones ▁That ▁See ▁that ▁will ▁link ▁up ▁cam eras ▁across