Why is a 22GB database containing 56 million US folks’ personal details sitting on the open internet using a Chinese IP address? Seriously, why? https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/09/checkpeoplecom_data_exposed/
United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware https://blog.malwarebytes.com/android/2020/01/united-states-government-funded-phones-come-pre-installed-with-unremovable-malware/
China facial-recognition case puts Big Brother on trial https://www.france24.com/en/20200108-china-facial-recognition-case-puts-big-brother-on-trial
China’s new 500-megapixel ‘super camera’ can instantly recognize you in a crowd https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/09/30/chinas-new-500-megapixel-super-camera-can-instantly-recognize-you-in-a-crowd/
Researchers fooled Chinese facial recognition terminals with just a mask https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21020575/china-facial-recognition-terminals-fooled-3d-mask-kneron-research-fallibility
The US, like China, has about one surveillance camera for every four people, says report https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21002515/surveillance-cameras-globally-us-china-amount-citizens
Polish-Chinese startup quietly tracking 1.1bn mobile phones raises $12m https://sifted.eu/articles/cosmose-raises-12m/
Viral video of Chinese man interrogation reminds the West of the horrors of the Chinese Social Credit system https://reclaimthenet.org/china-man-chair-interrogation-social-credit
Chinese residents worry about rise of facial recognition https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50674909
TikTok accused of secretly gathering user data and sending it to China https://www.cnet.com/news/tiktok-accused-of-secretly-gathering-user-data-and-sending-it-to-china/
Leaked documents show Chinese businesses are shaping UN facial recognition standards https://www.axios.com/facial-recognition-china-un-standards-itu-585838b3-7b24-467b-8097-dbc81bf18117.html
China introduces mandatory face scans for customers who have been issued new phone numbers https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/12/01/asia-pacific/china-mandatory-face-scans-new-phone-numbers/
Chinese Hackers Break Into Chrome, Safari, Edge; Reveal Browsers’ Vulnerabilities https://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-hackers-break-chrome-safari-edge-reveal-browsers-vulnerabilities-2869812
GOP senator introduces bill to limit flow of US data to China https://thehill.com/policy/technology/470860-gop-senator-introduces-bill-to-limit-flow-of-us-data-to-china