The Heritage Foundation Called for Sanction Against Dajiang after Suspicion on Helping Government with Surveillance on Uyghurs
US-China relations remain tense, and the United States has been working to prevent the American Big Data from leaking to China. Dajiang Innovations (DJI), a leading company in the sales and development of drones, was accused of the possibility of sending data to China and working with Beijing in monitoring Uyghurs in Xinjiang, sparking security concerns. Some US think tanks have been suggesting the US government to impose sanctions against DJI.
DJI accounted for 77% of the drone market in the US. Most of the Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s drones are, for instance, products of DJI because of their relatively low prices. Ben Miller, who leads the Center of Excellence within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, commented that DJI swiftly got ahead of other companies and developed new products faster because the company received subsidies from the Chinese Government. Because of security concerns, however, the center would opt for products produced by American companies from now on.
The US Department of Defense has already banned US government departments from using and buying drones from DJI. Skydio is among the five American drone companies that have been approved, and the company is confident that it would surpass Chinese companies in market share in the future.
#US #China #DJI #Dajiang #Skydio #Drone #Surveillance #Sanction
Source: Apple Daily #Sep09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200909/YTYWYMJS55AYRONT2XCK7YI5TU/
US-China relations remain tense, and the United States has been working to prevent the American Big Data from leaking to China. Dajiang Innovations (DJI), a leading company in the sales and development of drones, was accused of the possibility of sending data to China and working with Beijing in monitoring Uyghurs in Xinjiang, sparking security concerns. Some US think tanks have been suggesting the US government to impose sanctions against DJI.
DJI accounted for 77% of the drone market in the US. Most of the Colorado Department of Public Safety’s Division of Fire Prevention and Control’s drones are, for instance, products of DJI because of their relatively low prices. Ben Miller, who leads the Center of Excellence within the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, commented that DJI swiftly got ahead of other companies and developed new products faster because the company received subsidies from the Chinese Government. Because of security concerns, however, the center would opt for products produced by American companies from now on.
The US Department of Defense has already banned US government departments from using and buying drones from DJI. Skydio is among the five American drone companies that have been approved, and the company is confident that it would surpass Chinese companies in market share in the future.
#US #China #DJI #Dajiang #Skydio #Drone #Surveillance #Sanction
Source: Apple Daily #Sep09
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20200909/YTYWYMJS55AYRONT2XCK7YI5TU/
The repressive ordeal of Australian journalists in China
While China's crackdown on foreign correspondents has been a recent point of contention around the world, the truth is it has been happening for a very long time. Two years after the fact, Matthew Carney - a veteran journalist from Australia - recounts his unnerving experience of how China's bureaucratic machine ventured to suppress his freedom of press and threaten his family.
Source: Standnews #Sep22
https://telegra.ph/Australian-correspondents-forced-to-leave-China-under-threat-from-government-officials-10-12
#MatthewCarney #China #Australia #FreedomOfPress #ABC #Surveillance #NationalSecurity #CyberSecurity #Censorship #InvestigativeJournalism #Journalism
While China's crackdown on foreign correspondents has been a recent point of contention around the world, the truth is it has been happening for a very long time. Two years after the fact, Matthew Carney - a veteran journalist from Australia - recounts his unnerving experience of how China's bureaucratic machine ventured to suppress his freedom of press and threaten his family.
Source: Standnews #Sep22
https://telegra.ph/Australian-correspondents-forced-to-leave-China-under-threat-from-government-officials-10-12
#MatthewCarney #China #Australia #FreedomOfPress #ABC #Surveillance #NationalSecurity #CyberSecurity #Censorship #InvestigativeJournalism #Journalism
China Jails Citizen Journalist Zhang Zhan
EU said She was Being Tortured, and Pompeo said the Case Reflects CCP Fears of Truthtellers
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan traveled to Wuhan to make the news coverage regarding the Wuhan Virus pandemic. She was accused of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, putting her in prison for four years. The European Union (EU) said in a statement yesterday calling for an immediate release of Zhang and cited from credible sources that she had been tortured during detention. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also issued a statement condemning China strongly for its false prosecution and conviction of Zhang, which reflected the CCP's fears of citizens who speak the truth.
The EU called for the immediate release of Zhang in a statement yesterday (29th). They also disclosed according to reliable sources, Zhang had been subjected to torture and ill-treatment during her detention, resulting in the severe deterioration of her health condition. They added that Zhang must receive adequate medical assistance. "The increasing restrictions on freedom of speech, access to information, intimidation and surveillance of journalists, as well as detentions, trials, and sentencing of human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals in China will continue to be a major concern."
#US #China #EU #ZhangZhan #MikePompeo #CCP #CitizenJournalist #Jail #Detention #FreedomofSpeech #Surveillance #Suppression
Source: Stand News #Dec30
https://bit.ly/38aq8Tb
EU said She was Being Tortured, and Pompeo said the Case Reflects CCP Fears of Truthtellers
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan traveled to Wuhan to make the news coverage regarding the Wuhan Virus pandemic. She was accused of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, putting her in prison for four years. The European Union (EU) said in a statement yesterday calling for an immediate release of Zhang and cited from credible sources that she had been tortured during detention. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also issued a statement condemning China strongly for its false prosecution and conviction of Zhang, which reflected the CCP's fears of citizens who speak the truth.
The EU called for the immediate release of Zhang in a statement yesterday (29th). They also disclosed according to reliable sources, Zhang had been subjected to torture and ill-treatment during her detention, resulting in the severe deterioration of her health condition. They added that Zhang must receive adequate medical assistance. "The increasing restrictions on freedom of speech, access to information, intimidation and surveillance of journalists, as well as detentions, trials, and sentencing of human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals in China will continue to be a major concern."
#US #China #EU #ZhangZhan #MikePompeo #CCP #CitizenJournalist #Jail #Detention #FreedomofSpeech #Surveillance #Suppression
Source: Stand News #Dec30
https://bit.ly/38aq8Tb
Stalking, Surveillance, Blocking, Capturing - Experience of Chinese Human Rights Activists (and The New Norm in Hong Kong)
"I haven't had any visitors at my house for years, because they're downstairs, not allowing any diplomat, media worker, journalist, or so-called 'unstable individuals', to come to my house." Hu Jia said in a video interview with Stand News from her home in Beijing, while wearing a black blouse with the words "I want true universal suffrage".
Read our full translated article:
https://telegra.ph/Stalking-Surveillance-Blocking-Capturing---Experience-of-Chinese-Human-Rights-Activists-and-The-New-Norm-in-Hong-Kong-01-11
Source：Stand News #Oct21
#Stalking #Surveillance #Blocking #Capturing #ChineseHumanRights
"I haven't had any visitors at my house for years, because they're downstairs, not allowing any diplomat, media worker, journalist, or so-called 'unstable individuals', to come to my house." Hu Jia said in a video interview with Stand News from her home in Beijing, while wearing a black blouse with the words "I want true universal suffrage".
Read our full translated article:
https://telegra.ph/Stalking-Surveillance-Blocking-Capturing---Experience-of-Chinese-Human-Rights-Activists-and-The-New-Norm-in-Hong-Kong-01-11
Source：Stand News #Oct21
#Stalking #Surveillance #Blocking #Capturing #ChineseHumanRights
China surveillance expands to Twitter and Facebook – Chinese students’ family arrested after students posted news against China in overseas
//The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls all internet traffic and bans access to foreign websites. Chinese netizens can only access banned sites via Virtual Private Network (VPN) illegally.
//Chinese people post on overseas platforms without using their true names but they were still monitored and detected by CCP watchdogs.
//The CCP police (Public Security Bureau) also records the frequency of posts and how many had read the posts for every target they identified and investigated.
//While posing on social media deterrence the China people, CCP had already expanded the monitoring around the world. A China student surnamed LOU, who studied in the United States in 2018 and satirized CCP General Secretary XI Jinping on Twitter, was arrested and convicted for “picking and provoking trouble” with 6 months imprisonment when he returned to China in 2019. This incident was deeply concerned by certain American Senators.
//It is extremely scary and controversial – those students post on Twitter without using their real name, how can CCP able to trace them and get to their family?
Full Translation Here: Hong Kong Echo
Source: Central News Agency (Taiwan)
#China #Surveillance #PoliceState #MonitorInternet
//The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) controls all internet traffic and bans access to foreign websites. Chinese netizens can only access banned sites via Virtual Private Network (VPN) illegally.
//Chinese people post on overseas platforms without using their true names but they were still monitored and detected by CCP watchdogs.
//The CCP police (Public Security Bureau) also records the frequency of posts and how many had read the posts for every target they identified and investigated.
//While posing on social media deterrence the China people, CCP had already expanded the monitoring around the world. A China student surnamed LOU, who studied in the United States in 2018 and satirized CCP General Secretary XI Jinping on Twitter, was arrested and convicted for “picking and provoking trouble” with 6 months imprisonment when he returned to China in 2019. This incident was deeply concerned by certain American Senators.
//It is extremely scary and controversial – those students post on Twitter without using their real name, how can CCP able to trace them and get to their family?
Full Translation Here: Hong Kong Echo
Source: Central News Agency (Taiwan)
#China #Surveillance #PoliceState #MonitorInternet
中央社 CNA
中國網控伸向推特臉書 留學生海外貼文家人被帶走
中國封鎖民眾瀏覽境外網站，眾多人只能用VPN軟體一窺牆外。然而，越來越多案例顯示，中國官方連民眾翻牆到海外的推特、臉書等網路平台發表意見，也會面臨罰款甚至牢獄之災。
Smile for the camera: the dark side of China's emotion-recognition tech
Ordinary people in China aren’t happy with emotion-recognition camera, but they have no choice. They have to live with it if the police say there have to be cameras in a community.
Emotion-recognition technologies in which facial expressions of anger, sadness, happiness and boredom, as well as other biometric data are tracked are supposedly able to infer a person’s feelings based on traits such as facial muscle movements, vocal tone, body movements and other biometric signals.
Similar to facial recognition, it involves the mass collection of sensitive personal data to track, monitor and profile people and uses machine learning to analyse expressions and other clues.
Critics say the technology is based on a pseudo-science of stereotypes, and an increasing number of researchers, lawyers and rights activists believe it has serious implications for human rights, privacy and freedom of expression.
Source: The Guardian #Mar03
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/mar/03/china-positive-energy-emotion-surveillance-recognition-tech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#China #EmotionRecognitionTec #Surveillance #AbuseHumanRight
Ordinary people in China aren’t happy with emotion-recognition camera, but they have no choice. They have to live with it if the police say there have to be cameras in a community.
Emotion-recognition technologies in which facial expressions of anger, sadness, happiness and boredom, as well as other biometric data are tracked are supposedly able to infer a person’s feelings based on traits such as facial muscle movements, vocal tone, body movements and other biometric signals.
Similar to facial recognition, it involves the mass collection of sensitive personal data to track, monitor and profile people and uses machine learning to analyse expressions and other clues.
Critics say the technology is based on a pseudo-science of stereotypes, and an increasing number of researchers, lawyers and rights activists believe it has serious implications for human rights, privacy and freedom of expression.
Source: The Guardian #Mar03
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/mar/03/china-positive-energy-emotion-surveillance-recognition-tech?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#China #EmotionRecognitionTec #Surveillance #AbuseHumanRight
the Guardian
Smile for the camera: dark side of China's emotion-recognition tech
Xi Jinping wants ‘positive energy’ but critics say the surveillance tools’ racial bias and monitoring for anger or sadness should be banned
As China Tracked Muslims, Alibaba Showed Customers How They Could, Too
As the Chinese government tracked and persecuted members of predominantly Muslim minority groups, the technology giant Alibaba taught its corporate customers how they could play a part.
Alibaba’s website for its cloud computing business showed how clients could use its software to detect the faces of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities within images and videos. The feature was built into Alibaba software that helps web platforms monitor digital content for material related to terrorism, pornography and other red-flag categories, the website said.
It could not be determined whether or how Alibaba’s clients had used the minority detection tool. But the potential for troubling use is high.
Source: NYT #Dec16
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/alibaba-china-facial-recognition-uighurs.html
#Alibaba #China #Uyghur #Xinjiang #Surveillance
As the Chinese government tracked and persecuted members of predominantly Muslim minority groups, the technology giant Alibaba taught its corporate customers how they could play a part.
Alibaba’s website for its cloud computing business showed how clients could use its software to detect the faces of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities within images and videos. The feature was built into Alibaba software that helps web platforms monitor digital content for material related to terrorism, pornography and other red-flag categories, the website said.
It could not be determined whether or how Alibaba’s clients had used the minority detection tool. But the potential for troubling use is high.
Source: NYT #Dec16
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/alibaba-china-facial-recognition-uighurs.html
#Alibaba #China #Uyghur #Xinjiang #Surveillance
#Facebook: #ChineseHackers Attempt to Breach #Uyghurs Communication Devices for #Surveillance
Source: Stand News #Mar25
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#Facebook: #ChineseHackers Attempt to Breach #Uyghurs Communication Devices for #Surveillance
Facebook reported that groups of Chinese hackers tried to set up fake accounts on Facebook in order to get in contact with Uyghurs overseas. After gaining their trust, they send their victims malicious links disguised as Uyghur news sites or online stores, in an attempt to install spyware on their phones for surveillance.
The report on the hacking activities was published on March 24, 2021 in which Facebook did not directly link the incident to the Chinese government, but said that the activity "had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation". The hacking groups involved, known in the cybersecurity industry as Earth Empusa and Evil Eye, have also been involved in other surveillance activities in the past.
The hackers mainly target Uyghur human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents from Xinjiang. Most of them currently live in Turkey, Kazakhstan, the United States, Syria, Australia and Canada.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/facebook-中國駭客試圖入侵維吾爾族通訊工具進行監視/
#Uyghurs #Cybersecurity #ChineseHackers #MassSurveillance #BigData
Facebook reported that groups of Chinese hackers tried to set up fake accounts on Facebook in order to get in contact with Uyghurs overseas. After gaining their trust, they send their victims malicious links disguised as Uyghur news sites or online stores, in an attempt to install spyware on their phones for surveillance.
The report on the hacking activities was published on March 24, 2021 in which Facebook did not directly link the incident to the Chinese government, but said that the activity "had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation". The hacking groups involved, known in the cybersecurity industry as Earth Empusa and Evil Eye, have also been involved in other surveillance activities in the past.
The hackers mainly target Uyghur human rights activists, journalists, and dissidents from Xinjiang. Most of them currently live in Turkey, Kazakhstan, the United States, Syria, Australia and Canada.
Source: Stand News #Mar25
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/facebook-中國駭客試圖入侵維吾爾族通訊工具進行監視/
#Uyghurs #Cybersecurity #ChineseHackers #MassSurveillance #BigData
China’s surveillance system of ‘social credit’ has expanded globally and is now openly operational in Western Canada.
China’s Orwellian “social credit system” that records the social and financial behaviour of individuals and corporations across China, using a vast surveillance system, has expanded globally, and is now openly operational at the renowned Haidilao hot pot restaurant, in Western Canada.
Ryan Pan, a manager with Haidilao Hot Pot in Vancouver confirmed that over 60 surveillance cameras have been installed in the restaurant at the request of the Haidilao corporation, as part of the social credit system in China. He said that the Vancouver location has 30 tables with two cameras assigned to each table.
When asked specifically why Haidilao required so many cameras to monitor staff and patrons, Ryan Pan said that the cameras were installed to “punish” staff if they didn’t adhere to corporate standards and to “people track”. Pan also said that the video is sent back to China but declined to say why this was, other than to say the reason for this was “secret.”
Source: Sunday Guardians #Apr17
https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/chinas-social-credit-program-creeps-canada
#China #Surveillance #SocialCredit #Canada
China’s Orwellian “social credit system” that records the social and financial behaviour of individuals and corporations across China, using a vast surveillance system, has expanded globally, and is now openly operational at the renowned Haidilao hot pot restaurant, in Western Canada.
Ryan Pan, a manager with Haidilao Hot Pot in Vancouver confirmed that over 60 surveillance cameras have been installed in the restaurant at the request of the Haidilao corporation, as part of the social credit system in China. He said that the Vancouver location has 30 tables with two cameras assigned to each table.
When asked specifically why Haidilao required so many cameras to monitor staff and patrons, Ryan Pan said that the cameras were installed to “punish” staff if they didn’t adhere to corporate standards and to “people track”. Pan also said that the video is sent back to China but declined to say why this was, other than to say the reason for this was “secret.”
Source: Sunday Guardians #Apr17
https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/chinas-social-credit-program-creeps-canada
#China #Surveillance #SocialCredit #Canada
The Sunday Guardian Live
China’s social credit program creeps into Canada
China’s surveillance system of ‘social credit’ has expanded globally and is now openly operational in Western Canada. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: China’s Orwellian “social credit system” that records the social and financial behaviour of individuals…
#Regime
Hong Kong Authority Introduces #SmartPrison with 24-hour #HD Surveillance, Detainee: I Live As an Animal
"Here, it is even worse than the CIC [Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre],"
almost every detainee in Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Hong Kong said the same thing.
In 2020, around 30 detainees in #CIC went on a hunger strike, protesting against their unlimited detention time, the facility's poor hygiene, and the inappropriate behavior of the correctional department staff.
The CIC Concern Group, a non-profit human rights group, was thereafter created by a group of social workers, pro-demoncracy activists and volunteers in Hong Kong; however, even them could not believe that there exists a detention centre in Hong Kong that is worse than the CIC.
In June 2021, the Hong Kong authority transferred some of the protesting detainees in the CIC to the Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution.
The newly established facility is the first "Smart Prison" in Hong Kong. This institution is full of HD surveillance cameras. All the detainees are required to wear an electronic bracelet for the authority to monitor their heartbeats and locations.
Those who are detained in the centre are thereoretically not prisoners, as they have only violated the immigration regulation; however, they are being detained in a prison.
To make it worse, the Correctional Service Department (#CSD) has already dispatched twice the Regional Response Team, Panther, within 4 months, to "combat illegal activities". It was found that some detainees have been placed in individual detention for 2 months.
Meanwhile, it was discovered that some correctional department staff have been watching the surveillance canera footage like a voyeur , followed by acts like masturbation and ridiculing the detainees.
A detainee said, "I live as an animal."
The CIC concerned group criticised that the authority has abused the detainees by means of violence, individual detention and privacy infringement.
The group's worst fear is that using the most disadvantaged detainees as guinea pigs is only the first step of the government and that the same operation systen would be appled to all prisons in Hong Kong next.
"The government labelled the CIC detainees as very dangerous to justify the need for an upgrade in military equipment. They can do thr sane thing in any prisons in Hong Kong."
Source: InMediaHK #Sep25
https://bit.ly/3o5PSbS
#Prison #Xinjiang #Surveillance #Dystopia #Panthers #Chinazi #TaiTamGapCorrectionalInstitution
Hong Kong Authority Introduces #SmartPrison with 24-hour #HD Surveillance, Detainee: I Live As an Animal
"Here, it is even worse than the CIC [Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre],"
almost every detainee in Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Hong Kong said the same thing.
In 2020, around 30 detainees in #CIC went on a hunger strike, protesting against their unlimited detention time, the facility's poor hygiene, and the inappropriate behavior of the correctional department staff.
The CIC Concern Group, a non-profit human rights group, was thereafter created by a group of social workers, pro-demoncracy activists and volunteers in Hong Kong; however, even them could not believe that there exists a detention centre in Hong Kong that is worse than the CIC.
In June 2021, the Hong Kong authority transferred some of the protesting detainees in the CIC to the Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution.
The newly established facility is the first "Smart Prison" in Hong Kong. This institution is full of HD surveillance cameras. All the detainees are required to wear an electronic bracelet for the authority to monitor their heartbeats and locations.
Those who are detained in the centre are thereoretically not prisoners, as they have only violated the immigration regulation; however, they are being detained in a prison.
To make it worse, the Correctional Service Department (#CSD) has already dispatched twice the Regional Response Team, Panther, within 4 months, to "combat illegal activities". It was found that some detainees have been placed in individual detention for 2 months.
Meanwhile, it was discovered that some correctional department staff have been watching the surveillance canera footage like a voyeur , followed by acts like masturbation and ridiculing the detainees.
A detainee said, "I live as an animal."
The CIC concerned group criticised that the authority has abused the detainees by means of violence, individual detention and privacy infringement.
The group's worst fear is that using the most disadvantaged detainees as guinea pigs is only the first step of the government and that the same operation systen would be appled to all prisons in Hong Kong next.
"The government labelled the CIC detainees as very dangerous to justify the need for an upgrade in military equipment. They can do thr sane thing in any prisons in Hong Kong."
Source: InMediaHK #Sep25
https://bit.ly/3o5PSbS
#Prison #Xinjiang #Surveillance #Dystopia #Panthers #Chinazi #TaiTamGapCorrectionalInstitution
獨立媒體
大潭峽智慧監獄高清全天候監控 羈留者：我的生活就像動物 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
（獨媒報導）「呢度仲慘過CIC（青山灣入境事務中心）。」這是每個困在大潭峽懲教所的羈留者都幾乎會說的話。 去年，為抗議無限期羈留、惡劣的衞生環境和職員不當的對待，近30名CIC羈留者發起絕食。但因事件而成立的CIC關注組萬萬也想不到，「原來有個比CIC更差嘅地方」。 今年6月，部分CIC羈留者被陸續移送到全新啟用、香港首間「智慧監獄」大潭峽懲教所。
#MassSurveillance
All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers
Source: Stand News #Oct21
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All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers
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All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
The Hong Kong government announced yesterday that all citizens are required to record their visit with LeaveHomeSafe before entering government buildings and offices, such as public libraries, sports centres, museums, etc. It will be strictly enforced starting from November.
The Hospital Authority (HA) and the Police Force said that the new rule covers the HA Headquarters, public hospital administrative buildings, police headquarters, and police stations.
The Society for Community Organization said that many homeless people rely on the drinking water and showering facilities in government sports halls, and sometimes need to visit government offices for various procedures. However, most of them do not have a smartphone or even a mobile phone. As a result, many had expressed anxiety about making LeaveHomeSafe mandatory for these facilities.
When LeaveHomeSafe was first released in November last year, government officials said using it would be voluntary, and only a convenience for one's own visits electronically. However, days afterwards, officials stated on a radio programme that they would not rule out making it compulsory.
Updates: The government has announced that cemeteries, public toilets, public bathhouse and rubbish collection points are exempted.
Editor's note: LeaveHomeSafe is a digital contact tracing app launched by the Hong Kong Government in response to the pandemic, for recording visit history (eg. date, time, and venue). Unlike many countries who made their app open-source and welcomed public scrutiny, Hong Kong's app is proprietary, and its privacy statement acknowledges that user records would be uploaded and stored by the government.
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers #BigData #Privacy
Source: Stand News #Oct21
https://bit.ly/3ErUfCS
see also: HK Gov't's COVID-tracing App Keeps Visit Records For Up to 7 Years and Shares Data with Enforcement Personnel
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29224
All Government buildings Will Require LeaveHomeSafe Starting November
The Hong Kong government announced yesterday that all citizens are required to record their visit with LeaveHomeSafe before entering government buildings and offices, such as public libraries, sports centres, museums, etc. It will be strictly enforced starting from November.
The Hospital Authority (HA) and the Police Force said that the new rule covers the HA Headquarters, public hospital administrative buildings, police headquarters, and police stations.
The Society for Community Organization said that many homeless people rely on the drinking water and showering facilities in government sports halls, and sometimes need to visit government offices for various procedures. However, most of them do not have a smartphone or even a mobile phone. As a result, many had expressed anxiety about making LeaveHomeSafe mandatory for these facilities.
When LeaveHomeSafe was first released in November last year, government officials said using it would be voluntary, and only a convenience for one's own visits electronically. However, days afterwards, officials stated on a radio programme that they would not rule out making it compulsory.
Updates: The government has announced that cemeteries, public toilets, public bathhouse and rubbish collection points are exempted.
Editor's note: LeaveHomeSafe is a digital contact tracing app launched by the Hong Kong Government in response to the pandemic, for recording visit history (eg. date, time, and venue). Unlike many countries who made their app open-source and welcomed public scrutiny, Hong Kong's app is proprietary, and its privacy statement acknowledges that user records would be uploaded and stored by the government.
#LeaveHomeSafe #COVID19 #Surveillance #HomelessPeople #StreetSleepers #BigData #Privacy
Source: Stand News #Oct21
https://bit.ly/3ErUfCS
see also: HK Gov't's COVID-tracing App Keeps Visit Records For Up to 7 Years and Shares Data with Enforcement Personnel
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29224
An executive director of an organisation for the blind said, "Mandatorily using the app "LeaveHomeSafe" for government buildings and other areas seems to punish people with disability".
#LeaveHomeSafe #surveillance #GoHKgraphics
[translator note: the Personal Information Collection Statement of "LeaveHomeSafe" paper version cannot be found from government website (https://www.leavehomesafe.gov.hk/en/personal-information-collection-statement/)]
#LeaveHomeSafe #surveillance #GoHKgraphics
[translator note: the Personal Information Collection Statement of "LeaveHomeSafe" paper version cannot be found from government website (https://www.leavehomesafe.gov.hk/en/personal-information-collection-statement/)]
#MadeinChina #Surveillance
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
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Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
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National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
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#MadeinChina #Surveillance
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
[Editor's note: The National Communications Commision of #Taiwan has confirmed the same result of Chinese censorship in China-made mobile phones in the findings released on January 6, 2022. Taiwan conducted a similar investigation after Lithuania published their report on September 21, 2021 as below]
#Lithuania's #DefenseMinistry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK)have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday.
The capability in Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the "European Union region", but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Defence Ministry's National Cyber Security Centre said in the report.
"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters in introducing the report.
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns.
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https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lithuania-says-throw-away-chinese-phones-due-censorship-concerns-2021-09-21/
#Cybersecurity #Censorship #Xiaomi
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
The Report of National Communications Commision (#NCC) of Taiwan in Chinese:
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/news_detail.aspx
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to #censorship concerns
[Editor's note: The National Communications Commision of #Taiwan has confirmed the same result of Chinese censorship in China-made mobile phones in the findings released on January 6, 2022. Taiwan conducted a similar investigation after Lithuania published their report on September 21, 2021 as below]
#Lithuania's #DefenseMinistry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
Flagship phones sold in Europe by China's smartphone giant Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK)have a built-in ability to detect and censor terms such as "Free Tibet", "Long live Taiwan independence" or "democracy movement", Lithuania's state-run cybersecurity body said on Tuesday.
The capability in Xiaomi's Mi 10T 5G phone software had been turned off for the "European Union region", but can be turned on remotely at any time, the Defence Ministry's National Cyber Security Centre said in the report.
"Our recommendation is to not buy new Chinese phones, and to get rid of those already purchased as fast as reasonably possible," Defence Deputy Minister Margiris Abukevicius told reporters in introducing the report.
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns.
Read the full article:
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/lithuania-says-throw-away-chinese-phones-due-censorship-concerns-2021-09-21/
#Cybersecurity #Censorship #Xiaomi
Source: Reuters #Sept21;
National Communications Commision of Taiwan #Jan6
The Report of National Communications Commision (#NCC) of Taiwan in Chinese:
https://www.ncc.gov.tw/chinese/news_detail.aspx
Reuters
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a government report found the devices had built-in censorship capabilities.
#WinterOlympics #Surveillance
Foreign Engineer Said the Official Software for #BeijingWinterOlympic Operates with Background Voice Recorder, Sending to China's Server
#My2022 #JonathanScott
Source: unwire.hk #Feb02
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Foreign Engineer Said the Official Software for #BeijingWinterOlympic Operates with Background Voice Recorder, Sending to China's Server
#My2022 #JonathanScott
Source: unwire.hk #Feb02
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#WinterOlympics #Surveillance
Foreign Engineer Said the Official Software for #BeijingWinterOlympic Operates with Background Voice Recorder, Sending to China's Server
Some investigators find out by reverse engineering that "My 2022", a smartphone software for Beijing Winter Olympics, has a suspicion of sending users' voice recordings in the background.
The Chinese government requires all athletes, coaches and staff to download the application for health tracing. Users have to input personal details, such as passport information and health declaration form, 14 days before the arrival.
"My 2022" also provides functions for voice call, file transfer, and browsing news reports related Winter Olympics.
Jonathan Scott, one of the investigators, indicated that although "My 2022" operates in the background, the status will change from active to operating, in order to have the permission to monitor, and send all voice recordings to the servers in China.
However, Scott did not explain the principle behind and the app stores also claim "My 2022" not to collect users' data.
Source: unwire.hk #Feb02
https://unwire.hk/2022/02/02/my2022-2/fun-tech/?fbclid=IwAR1KdgufRyBruUzXP9ar1OIjpvDVo4odMgefr3nr1Qdy614fuCDQD-QNVhA
#surveillance #My2022 #JonathanScott
Foreign Engineer Said the Official Software for #BeijingWinterOlympic Operates with Background Voice Recorder, Sending to China's Server
Some investigators find out by reverse engineering that "My 2022", a smartphone software for Beijing Winter Olympics, has a suspicion of sending users' voice recordings in the background.
The Chinese government requires all athletes, coaches and staff to download the application for health tracing. Users have to input personal details, such as passport information and health declaration form, 14 days before the arrival.
"My 2022" also provides functions for voice call, file transfer, and browsing news reports related Winter Olympics.
Jonathan Scott, one of the investigators, indicated that although "My 2022" operates in the background, the status will change from active to operating, in order to have the permission to monitor, and send all voice recordings to the servers in China.
However, Scott did not explain the principle behind and the app stores also claim "My 2022" not to collect users' data.
Source: unwire.hk #Feb02
https://unwire.hk/2022/02/02/my2022-2/fun-tech/?fbclid=IwAR1KdgufRyBruUzXP9ar1OIjpvDVo4odMgefr3nr1Qdy614fuCDQD-QNVhA
#surveillance #My2022 #JonathanScott
Unwire.hk
外國工程師指冬奧官方 App 程式碼啟動背景錄音 再發送至中國伺服器
有研究人員指從逆向工程中發現，專為北京冬奧而設的應用程式 「冬奧通」有監察用家之嫌，會將音頻發送至中國伺服器。 中國政府為北京冬奧推出手機應用程式 「冬奧通」，要求所有運動員、教練及工作人員等場內人士下載使用。用戶需於抵達中國前 14
#Surveillance
Portable charger in China Turned into Eavesdropping Device and GPS Locator
Source: RFA #Jul27
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Portable charger in China Turned into Eavesdropping Device and GPS Locator
Source: RFA #Jul27
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#Surveillance
Portable charger in China Turned into Eavesdropping Device and GPS Locator
In China, a portable charger can become an eavesdropping device and a GPS locator. Acoording to Chinese media, with the installation of SIM card, such portable charger can eavesdrop a long distance away and locate the user accurately.
These devices come in various colours and models, but most have the functionality of "remote monitoring recording" and "precise positioning".
They cost from RMB300 to RMB600 and can be bought on some online platforms.
In China, a journalist from #Banyuetan (#半月談) successfully modifies a portable charger from a store with RMB300. He downloads a "#GPS365" app onto his phone. After logging in with the username and password given by the seller, the screen shows the device location, tracking record, contact list, messages etc.
The journalist puts "location" in trial and finds out that the activity tracking of the user can be seen clearly with the portable charger. Even places like underground and car parks can still be accurately shown on the system.
The staff told the journalist that the charger could record sound from the surroundings and automatically send the recording to the phone once the environment noise exceeds 50dB with "Sound Control Convo (#聲控語聊到)" installed in the app. The portable charger can also pick up phone calls automatically.
Source: RFA #Jul27
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts
#GPS #SoundControl #Tracking #Taobao #Privacy #Security #PrecisePositioning #MadeinChina
Portable charger in China Turned into Eavesdropping Device and GPS Locator
In China, a portable charger can become an eavesdropping device and a GPS locator. Acoording to Chinese media, with the installation of SIM card, such portable charger can eavesdrop a long distance away and locate the user accurately.
These devices come in various colours and models, but most have the functionality of "remote monitoring recording" and "precise positioning".
They cost from RMB300 to RMB600 and can be bought on some online platforms.
In China, a journalist from #Banyuetan (#半月談) successfully modifies a portable charger from a store with RMB300. He downloads a "#GPS365" app onto his phone. After logging in with the username and password given by the seller, the screen shows the device location, tracking record, contact list, messages etc.
The journalist puts "location" in trial and finds out that the activity tracking of the user can be seen clearly with the portable charger. Even places like underground and car parks can still be accurately shown on the system.
The staff told the journalist that the charger could record sound from the surroundings and automatically send the recording to the phone once the environment noise exceeds 50dB with "Sound Control Convo (#聲控語聊到)" installed in the app. The portable charger can also pick up phone calls automatically.
Source: RFA #Jul27
https://www.facebook.com/454004001340790/posts
#GPS #SoundControl #Tracking #Taobao #Privacy #Security #PrecisePositioning #MadeinChina
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