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Police officers stand outside the stadium where a deadly car attack took place in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Photo: Reuters

Zhuhai car attack: China tightens security as leaders look for ‘risks and dangers’

Police presence has been ramped up so people ‘feel safer’ after Monday night’s attack, official says.

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China’s top spy agency crowdsources help to track foreign military buoys at sea

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Relocation of South Korea’s notorious child rapist sparks outrage, legal debate

Hong Kong police install 504 CCTVs, with possible use for counterterrorism

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says he will not exclude using surveillance camera push to combat terrorism.

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Police’s surveillance cameras installed on Wellington Street in Central. Photo: Edmond So

TSMC challenges report US is probing whether it made chips for Huawei

Possible export-controls violation benefiting mainland-based tech titan hit by American sanctions could lead to penalties.

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Chinese officials told to ‘sift out losers’ to stop random attacks on public

Authorities under orders to step up screening of people with emotional or financial problems following a series of random knife attacks on strangers.

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185 arrested in 3-day crackdown on triad-related activities in Hong Kong

Officers round up suspects after raiding gambling dens and searching entertainment venues, including mahjong parlours and nightclubs.

Hong Kong recorded 6,078 cases of violent crime in the first seven months of this year. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong to deploy 6,000 officers aided by surveillance system on National Day

More personnel needed to enforce crowd control measures, particularly during fireworks display, insider says.

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US FTC slams TikTok, Meta and Twitch over data used by AI

YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report.

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2024 or 1984? Films from Singapore and Japan tackle surveillance

Stranger Eyes, Happyend and 2073 take a worrying look at surveillance in Singapore, Japan and a Chairperson Trump-led future, respectively.

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A still from Happyend.

South Korea rips cameras out of military bases over Chinese surveillance fears

Korean intelligence agencies discovered the Chinese origins of more than 1,300 cameras during a routine inspection, forcing their removal.

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The announcement comes amid a crackdown in many Western countries on Chinese-made surveillance equipment. Photo: dpa

US warns of ‘new and heightened risks’ in Hong Kong due to security laws

The multi-agency Hong Kong Business Advisory said that a security ordinance passed in March could affect businesses and individuals operating in the city.

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Review | Stranger Eyes, unsettling Singaporean drama about being watched

Yeo Siew Hua muses over Singapore’s use of security cameras in his voyeuristic anti-thriller about surveillance of a missing child’s parents.

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Eyeing China, US plans to deploy satellites to track targets by 2030s

Senior Space Force official describes Beijing and Moscow as ‘pacing challenges’ that can ‘target and destroy space systems’ in all orbits.

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A screengrab of General Michael Guetlein of the United States Space Force speaking in Virginia on Wednesday.

Hong Kong police on hunt for evidence after HK$110,000 currency exchange burglary

‘A preliminary count shows around 100,000 yuan and several hundreds of Hong Kong dollars were stolen from the store,’ the force says.

Police arrived at CHK Exchange in Tai Po at around 9.30am on Monday after employees found the shop’s main door and a safe had been broken open. Photo: SCMP

China mutes law professor on social media after cybersecurity ID plan criticism

Before the switch-off, Lao Dongyan compared online attacks of her views to the Cultural Revolution’s big character posters.

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China plan for cybersecurity ID could be a path to social control: legal experts

Draft identity measures aim to reduce sensitive personal information online but may lead to tighter monitoring, observers say.

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Hong Kong police surveillance cameras in public places to get facial recognition

Security minister says number of surveillance cameras with facial recognition technology will increase by up to 2,500 a year.

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An eye-in-the sky CCTV camera monitors Mong Kok. Photo: Edmond So

From the sky to the sea: how China and US are racing to win the game of drones

Drawing on Gaza and Ukraine lessons, both sides are racing to incorporate AI in faster, smarter strategies for future conflicts.

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China woman denied compensation over blocking surveillance cameras with umbrellas

A series of courts refused a woman’s compensation claim after she was fired in 2019 for using umbrellas to obstruct surveillance cameras in the office.

Chinese provinces use AI in move to stop cheating in university entrance exams

In an exam setting, AI allows massive amounts of surveillance video to be processed and reviewed quickly to detect violations.

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A security checks the ID and registration card of a student attending China’s annual national college entrance exam, also known as gaokao, on Friday, June 7. Photo: Simon Song

AI for surveilling corrupt officials? Inside a police equipment fair in China

A new camera surveillance system can monitor a detainee’s vital signs, facial expressions and suicide risk.

The International Exhibition on Police Equipment and Anti-Terrorism Technology and Equipment in Beijing. Photo: Handout

UK spying case puts Hong Kong trade offices in London, elsewhere in cross hairs

Hong Kong trade office in London was where former city leader Carrie Lam and ex-finance chief John Tsang nurtured their budding government careers.

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In North Korea, citizens are closely watched – with the help of Chinese tech

Stimson Centre’s Martyn Williams said Pyongyang ‘overly relies on imported Chinese technology’ to exert grip on citizens via a ‘pervasive’ digital tracking system.

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Indonesia’s rights groups call for transparency in nation’s purchase of spyware

The “murky ecosystem” of buyers, sellers and brokers has also made it hard for public procurement oversight on such purchases, the Amnesty International report said.

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Indonesian soldiers attend a ceremony. A report by Amnesty International says Indonesia bought spyware between 2017 and 2023 that was used by state agencies such as the national police and the intelligence agency. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | How China can face up to accusations of mass surveillance

The rollback of face scanning in hotels across the country is a good start. Citizens’ concerns about privacy in sectors including finance and transport must also be addressed.

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International tourists go through passenger clearance at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port on April 13. Hotels across China have stopped requiring guests to have their faces scanned, amid industry concern about tourism numbers. Photo: Xinhua

China’s ‘zero-Covid’ rules are history. So why is Beijing hanging on to the past?

Xinhua has called for an end to ‘outdated practices’ amid complaints about some pandemic-era movement controls still in place in Beijing, such as for subway travel, and hospital and campus visits.

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Exclusive | EU ‘dawn raids’ target Chinese surveillance kit maker Nuctech

Authorities said to have entered premises of Dutch and Polish subsidiaries of a mainland firm involved in the manufacture of surveillance equipment.

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9 September, 2024
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