#MassSurveillance #CCPControl
Chinese company with CCP's Military and Intelligence Network Surveys the World
A Chinese company, Zhenhua Data, with links to Beijing's military and intelligence networks has been amassing a vast database of detailed personal information on prominent and influential figures, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, members of the royal family, Australian Prime Minister Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Naomohan Modi, military officers, celebrities, entrepreneurs, journalists, accountants, academics, scientists, as well as criminals and politically sensitive people.
The database of 2.4 million people has been leaked from the Shenzhen-based company is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security. Of the 250,000 records recovered, there are 52,000 on Americans, 35,000 Australians, 10,000 Indian, 9,700 British, 5,000 Canadians, 2,100 Indonesians, 1,400 Malaysia and 138 from Papua New Guinea.
While much of the information has been "scraped" from open-source material, some profiles have information which appears to have been sourced from confidential bank records, job applications and psychological profiles. The company is believed to have sourced some of its information from the so-called "dark web".
One intelligence analyst said the database goes much further that of "Cambridge Analytica”, suggesting a complex global operation using artificial intelligence to trawl publicly available data to create intricate profiles of individuals and organisations, potentially probing for compromise opportunities.
The database was leaked to a US academic based in Vietnam, Professor Chris Balding, who until 2018 had worked at the elite Peking University before leaving China citing fears for his physical safety.
"China is absolutely building out a massive surveillance state both domestically and internationally.” “I think it speaks to the broader threat of what China is doing and how they are surveilling, monitoring and seeking to influence… not just their own citizens, but citizens around the world." Professor Balding told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Source: ABC #Sep15
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/chinese-data-leak-linked-to-military-names-australians/12656668
#Zhenhua #CCPControl #MassSurveillance #BigBrother
Chinese company with CCP's Military and Intelligence Network Surveys the World
A Chinese company, Zhenhua Data, with links to Beijing's military and intelligence networks has been amassing a vast database of detailed personal information on prominent and influential figures, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, members of the royal family, Australian Prime Minister Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Naomohan Modi, military officers, celebrities, entrepreneurs, journalists, accountants, academics, scientists, as well as criminals and politically sensitive people.
The database of 2.4 million people has been leaked from the Shenzhen-based company is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security. Of the 250,000 records recovered, there are 52,000 on Americans, 35,000 Australians, 10,000 Indian, 9,700 British, 5,000 Canadians, 2,100 Indonesians, 1,400 Malaysia and 138 from Papua New Guinea.
While much of the information has been "scraped" from open-source material, some profiles have information which appears to have been sourced from confidential bank records, job applications and psychological profiles. The company is believed to have sourced some of its information from the so-called "dark web".
One intelligence analyst said the database goes much further that of "Cambridge Analytica”, suggesting a complex global operation using artificial intelligence to trawl publicly available data to create intricate profiles of individuals and organisations, potentially probing for compromise opportunities.
The database was leaked to a US academic based in Vietnam, Professor Chris Balding, who until 2018 had worked at the elite Peking University before leaving China citing fears for his physical safety.
"China is absolutely building out a massive surveillance state both domestically and internationally.” “I think it speaks to the broader threat of what China is doing and how they are surveilling, monitoring and seeking to influence… not just their own citizens, but citizens around the world." Professor Balding told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Source: ABC #Sep15
Read full article :
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-14/chinese-data-leak-linked-to-military-names-australians/12656668
#Zhenhua #CCPControl #MassSurveillance #BigBrother
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China's mass surveillance of 35,000 Australians revealed
A database of 2.4 million people, including more than 35,000 Australians, has been leaked from the Shenzhen company Zhenhua Data, which is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security.
For Hong Kong residents looking to escape repression, it might already be too late
Source: The Globe and Mail #Sep15
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For Hong Kong residents looking to escape repression, it might already be too late
The Hong Kong we see now is completely different to the knee we envisioned when Britain handed the territory back to China in 1997.
A police force, once hailed as 'Asia's finest', has now stooped down to a level where locals and people from all around the world despise and disrespect. Just recently, a 12-year-old girl shopping for art supplies was violently tackled by multiple police officers.
While seeking abode overseas might be the only option for some to escape this tyrannical regime, fears of being arrested are mounting after the arrest of 12 youths who were trying to flee to Taiwan. They were arrested in Chinese waters, and are currently detained in the Mainland.
Will the Hong Kong government, fearing the city’s best and brightest may flee, strengthen existing exit controls to discourage a mass exodus?
Exit routes to countries such as Taiwan are getting blocked, and become more risky. Is it already too late for Hong Kong residents to escape repression?
#PoliceState #MassExodus #China
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-for-hong-kong-residents-looking-to-escape-repression-it-might-already/
Source: The Globe and Mail #Sep15
The Hong Kong we see now is completely different to the knee we envisioned when Britain handed the territory back to China in 1997.
A police force, once hailed as 'Asia's finest', has now stooped down to a level where locals and people from all around the world despise and disrespect. Just recently, a 12-year-old girl shopping for art supplies was violently tackled by multiple police officers.
While seeking abode overseas might be the only option for some to escape this tyrannical regime, fears of being arrested are mounting after the arrest of 12 youths who were trying to flee to Taiwan. They were arrested in Chinese waters, and are currently detained in the Mainland.
Will the Hong Kong government, fearing the city’s best and brightest may flee, strengthen existing exit controls to discourage a mass exodus?
Exit routes to countries such as Taiwan are getting blocked, and become more risky. Is it already too late for Hong Kong residents to escape repression?
#PoliceState #MassExodus #China
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-for-hong-kong-residents-looking-to-escape-repression-it-might-already/
Source: The Globe and Mail #Sep15
The Globe and Mail
Opinion: For Hong Kong residents looking to escape repression, it might already be too late
Even though the British-Sino Basic Law guaranteed a high degree of autonomy for 50 years after the handover of the territory to China in 1997, Hong Kong is becoming less distinguishable from the mainland