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What Next TBD: Big Brother, Big Tech and China

Slate Culture

English - October 30, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - ★★★★ - 1.9K ratings
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There are some 400 million surveillance cameras installed in China, one for every three to four civilians. Built with the help of American tech companies, the surveillance state was pitched to the public as a way to make society safer and more efficient. But after severe lockdowns during COVID, the public has been objecting out of the eye of the camera lens. Protests are being written on bathroom walls.

Guest: Josh Chin, deputy bureau chief, China, for the Wall Street Journal

Host: Lizzie O’Leary
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There are some 400 million surveillance cameras installed in China, one for every three to four civilians. Built with the help of American tech companies, the surveillance state was pitched to the public as a way to make society safer and more efficient. But after severe lockdowns during COVID, the public has been objecting out of the eye of the camera lens. Protests are being written on bathroom walls.


Guest: Josh Chin, deputy bureau chief, China, for the Wall Street Journal


Host: Lizzie O’Leary

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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