U.S.-China Surveillance

Privacy International’s 2007 annual report ranking privacy in the major nations of the world now classifies the U.S. as an “endemic surveillance society,” putting it in the same company with eight other countries, including Russia, China, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and the UK. The U.S. was one of 14 nation states in which surveillance grew significantly. [...]

From today’s New York Times, China Finds Eager Allies for Olympic Security:
In preparation for the Beijing Olympics and a series of other international events, some American companies are helping the Chinese government design and install one of the most comprehensive high-tech public surveillance systems in the world.
When told of the companies’ transactions, critics of China’s [...]

When China launches the Summer 2008 Olympics, IBM will be there providing real-time surveillance services for public spaces, using its new Smart Surveillance System (S3). S3 can provide real-time alerts via a standard web browser when particular patterns appear in the stream of visual data. Vice President for security and privacy services at IBM, Julie [...]