A Surveillance Nightmare we must prevent

 

 

Context :

( A )

 

'An invisible cage': How China is policing the future  /  Eco Times  / 26 June 2022

 

Extract :

 

The more than 1.4 billion people living in China are constantly watched. They are recorded by police cameras that are everywhere, on street corners and subway ceilings, in hotel lobbies and apartment buildings. Their phones are tracked, their purchases are monitored, and their online chats are censored.

Now, even their future is under surveillance.

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( B )

 

Microsoft President warns Orwell's 1984 could 'come to pass' in 2024 

Extract :

"If we don’t enact the laws that will protect the public in the future, we are going to find the technology racing

ahead, and it’s going to be very difficult to catch up," Smith stated.

"I’m constantly reminded of George Orwell’s lessons in his book 1984," Smith explained in the interview. 

"You know the fundamental story was about a government who could see everything that everyone did and hear everything that everyone said all the time," he continued. "Well, that didn’t come to pass in 1984, but if we're not careful that could come to pass in 2024." 

 

According to research by Comparitech, 54 percent of the world's 770 million CCTV cameras are installed in

China, meaning its citizens may not have a choice. 

In his interview with the BBC's 'Panorama', Smith pointed out that our reality is rapidly catching up with the

fictional portrayal of Orwell's 1984. He called for lawmakers to protect the public against the all-too-real threat

of the technology over the coming years.

 

MY  TAKE :

 

 

And that future is scary, to say the least

 

For any government, such a SCARING SURVEILLANCE of its citizen, is enticing

 

For sake of NATIONAL  SECURITY, some surveillance of its citizen is unavoidable- it is necessary

 

It is for the reason of balancing the two opposite requirements of National Security vs Citizen Privacy, that

 

I urge all stakeholders to adopt a MIDDLE / COMPROMISE solution as suggested by me in my following email :

 

Balancing : National Security vs Personal Privacy……………. 19 June 2021

 

 

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With regards,

Hemen Parekh /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  28 June 2022

 

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