CHINESE USE HIGH TECH TO TRACK CITIZENS
Following a directive from the Chinese government that all large cities apply technology to police work, at least 20,000 police surveillance cameras are being installed along Shenzen's streets and will soon be guided by sophisticated face recognition computer software. In Shenzhen, a city of 12.4 million people, residency cards fitted with powerful computer chips programmed by an American-financed company will be issued to most citizens. Data on the chip will include not just the citizen's name and address but also work history, educational background, religion, ethnicity, police record, medical insurance status and landlord's phone number. Even personal reproductive history will be included, for enforcement of China's controversial "one child" policy. Plans are being studied to add credit histories, subway travel payments and small purchases charged to the card.
(C/NET NEWS, unearthed by Slashdot.org)
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