China's Surveillance State Is Growing Bigger and More Invasive. These Documents Reveal How.

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

A Times investigation analyzing over 100,000 government bidding documents found that China's ambition to collect digital and biological data from its citizens is more expansive and invasive than previously known.

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This is the direction we need to be moving in if we want to make any progress in this society.

Stupid rubes don't want to wear a mask? Don't wanna get vaxxed? Idle their gas-guzzling trucks in the driveway? Mis-gender and refuse to respect pronouns? Participate in selfish activity to the detriment of the Common Good?

Boom.

Sorry MAGA-t. Your bank card has been declined because you're a knuckle-dragging -------.

Do better, please.

#1 | Posted by Mao_Content at 2022-06-21 05:42 PM | Reply

"Your bank card has been declined"

EBT card (and School Voucher).

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2022-06-21 06:06 PM | Reply

This is why we need the best and brightest not only to keep our tech safe from China but to keep an eye on them.

#3 | Posted by Tor at 2022-06-21 06:33 PM | Reply

This is inevitable. China prospers through espionage far more than
through innovation. They will continue to invest heavily into
espionage, because that is how they 'grow' their technological
expertise...

#4 | Posted by earthmuse at 2022-06-22 06:47 AM | Reply

More than anything, this should serve as a
Red Flag Warning to American Industry,
Technological, and Defense Firms. If it's
important, if it's valuable, you better not have it on any
computers linked to the Internet...lock it down,
until it's ready to sell/show.

#5 | Posted by earthmuse at 2022-06-22 06:49 AM | Reply

Two things.
One, Edward Snowden did courageous work and is a personal hero of mine. He saw the danger and alerted the people.
Two, can't have a dictatorship with independent media, so thanks to the Times.
And a bonus thing: Apple, get out of China for when they attack Taiwan and are sanctioned, your empire of build cheap and sell dear will fall to pieces.

#6 | Posted by Hughmass at 2022-06-22 07:22 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The worst thing to ever happen to the US was Nixon opening trade with China.

Then cue the corrupt congress giving them permanent most favored nation status.

Corporate America sold out our national security for a fourth vacation mansion and super yacht.

#7 | Posted by Nixon at 2022-06-22 08:06 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

And a bonus thing: Apple, get out of China for when they attack Taiwan and are sanctioned, your empire of build cheap and sell dear will fall to pieces.

#6 | POSTED BY HUGHMASS AT 2022-06-22 07:22 AM | FLAG:

The iPhone 13 is mostly made in Taiwan.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2022-06-22 09:11 AM | Reply