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Inside China’s Quest for Social Control
Intelligence Squared
The Role of Technology and Surveillance in China's Pandemic Control
When the pandemic hit, I mean, really in some ways was like the perfect test for the surveillance system. One of the more remarkable things they did was built a system using cell phone data where they could essentially track everyone in the country. Beyond that, they introduced the system of health codes so that, you know, one had on their smartphone this app with a QR code that was color coded depending on your level of exposure to the virus. And if it was red, you had to quarantine at home.
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