Title: Mass surveillance in China - Wikipedia
Headings: Mass surveillance in China
Mass surveillance in China
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History
Origin
21st century
Timeline
Technologies
Internet
Sex and pornography on the Internet
Videocameras
Other digital technologies
Applications
Social credit system
By region
Mainland (excluding frontiers)
Tibet
Xinjiang
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Spending estimates
See also
References
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Content: It was used in all small video apps by June 2019. In 2019, China announced that the third generation of Resident Identity Cards will be able to trace location. Blood information will also be collected and recorded in the card. In 2020, Chinese law enforcement officials wore "smart helmets" equipped with AI-powered infrared cameras to detect pedestrians' temperature amid the coronavirus pandemic. The smart helmets, used by the Chinese police, also have facial recognition capabilities, license plate recognition and the ability to scan QR codes. Technologies
Internet
See also: WeChat § State surveillance, and Internet censorship in China
The Chinese government has been strengthening its tight control over the Internet and digital communication. There are more than 750 million Internet users in China, and their online actions are strictly regulated. In 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a new regulation, which imposed restrictions on the production and distribution of online news. The regulation required all platforms, such as online blogs, forums, websites, and social media apps to be managed by party-sanctioned editorial staff.