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How China Tracks Everyone

VICE News · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Privacy, surveillance & cybercrimeComputer vision, speech & NLPGeopolitics & foreign policy

What it is

VICE News reporter Elle Reeve investigates China's rollout of facial recognition and mass surveillance technology and what it means for citizens. The report originally aired on VICE on HBO.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as a vivid demonstration of the scale of Chinese state surveillance, especially in TikTok and privacy debates.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “they need to first watch the Vice clip on how China tracks people”

    Vice clip on mass facial recognition and tracking in China.

    fermienrico, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “President Trump plans to sever TikTok from its Chinese owner, Bloomberg reports”

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Topics: facial recognition, china, surveillance state, vice, privacy

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