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It’s estimated that China’s mass surveillance system, “Skynet”, consists of over 540 million closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. That’s more than half of all CCTV cameras on the planet (or roughly one camera for every 2.7 citizens) and more than the number listed in this 2023 article by The Economist.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration plays a critical role in helping humans analyze the mountains of footage the system is capturing. AI algorithms detect behavior such as loitering, littering, and the gathering of crowds.
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Skynet’s cameras are also capable of automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), allowing the government to monitor traffic, enforce tolls, and track persons of interest.
All of this surveillance has led to the development of smart cities, where footage is combined with data from a variety of sources to make city management systems more efficient.
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Not well, it seems. In his 2014 article for The Guardian, Adam Gabbatt reported on tens of thousands of people and organizations participating in a global protest in a response to whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leak that the National Security Agency (NSA) was spying on millions of citizens.
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So, the next time you feel the urge to dance like nobody’s watching, perhaps it would be best to do it with your clothes on and an eye out for any lenses lurking in corners.
Have you ever been caught on camera doing something silly? Or have you spotted anything crazy on your own CCTV? Let us know in the comments!
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