A look at the vast surveillance infrastructure in Chongqing, China, where an estimated 2.58M surveillance cameras cover a population of 15.35M
Whether it is to monitor traffic, prevent petty theft in restaurants or monitor public safety in parks - residents can be sure there is a camera following … Tweets: @fabiochiusi , @patrickpoon , and @zensoo Tweets: Fabio Chiusi / @fabiochiusi : The normalisation of total surveillance: “As long as they [the surveillance cameras] do not shoot inside my bedroom and bathroom, it does not matter. Why do we need personal privacy in public spaces?” https://www.scmp.com/... @patrickpoon : “I'm pretty sure cities in Xinjiang and Tibet are under even tighter surveillance but obviously independent researchers have no access to the regions,” said Patrick Poon, a researcher with @amnesty's east Asia office. https://www.scmp.com/... Zen Soo / @zensoo : Why Chongqing residents are not scared of cameras on every corner https://www.scmp.com/... via @scmpnews