China: "the world's biggest camera surveillance network" - BBC News

China has been building what it calls "the world's biggest camera surveillance network". Across the country, 170 million CCTV cameras are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed in the next three years.
Many of the cameras are fitted with artificial intelligence, including facial recognition technology. The BBC's John Sudworth has been given rare access to one of the new hi-tech police control rooms.
Producer: Joyce Liu. Camera: Wang Xiqing.
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[@persimmon93]

"Lets see how long it takes for them to find me." Says the one white British journalist in a city in China.

[@princeofwhales577]

lol

[@RR-oo2wf]

Hahahahaha

[@persimmon93]

@Abdul Rehman Beep boop I am bot. Do not respond.

[@yinyi4234]

Bullshit broadcast corporation. Most anti-China media. I, Chinese, support, non of your business. Get out my country. You are not welcome. Don’t forget your fake freedom, thanks.

[@fatpigeon1066]

@@yinyi4234 you just don't like the truth do you? Haha

[@jacksonzheng4288]

trust me, every government wants this, including your great britain

[@rohitjain2411]

Ya but they haven't done it because they know their boundaries

[@fharrison3011]

Rohit Jain check London , city has most camera....

[@doejoan2542]

@@rohitjain2411 are you idiot? I am amazed by people like you. Knowing nothing but keep bull shit lol, ever heard about London? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3WTd5qGYriSgLc

[@MuseyAJLYu]

@@fharrison3011 no, the sky net system in Britain was imported by China, Chinese just made it perfect.

[@HTHAMMACK1]

The UK government and other western governments are not repressive regimes like the CCP either.

[@arwahsapi]

**Privacy has left the server**

[@arwahsapi]

No need to destroy them. Just neutralise them

[@AWAS-ps8sr]

#WeAreChange This Is No Longer Legal In Britain, What's Next? 3,226 views News 4 A Change Published on May 21, 2019 Subscribe 25K A man was recently fined for pulling his shirt over his face walking down the street. 1984 UK????????Was this on the bbc?????

[@yin6287]

@MR. Right bruh its not just China the US and UK also have mass survalince

[@yin6287]

@MR. Right yeah true we need a constitution to respect privacy

[@明月漫千山100]

Talking about "privacy" in public areas is quite funny. When your kids get lost or you get robbed, you will see how helpful these cameras are.

[@j6kkn]

Choose: 1. Freedom over security 2. Security over freedom

[@Cangeltibon]

With that kind of security there is no freedom.

[@pengqian2132]

Freedom to do what?

[@misterinternational5001]

Peng Qian For individual privacy, to not be spied on, and to not be apart of their system. Even being homeless will be outlawed very soon SMFH when a permit is required to be homeless we will know that the last vestiges of freedom will have been eradicated

[@danthemansmail]

Not your choice.

[@Warcrazyness]

Jak 1

[@dauletamirkhanov162]

Orwell's proud of you guys

[@mercedesbenzdelos90s]

Daulet Amirkhanov They're communist, 1984 is real

[@mercedesbenzdelos90s]

laser325 It's already there, just look at London. Hell also PRISM in the usa

[@cheeseloop7777]

"Although he did not think much of the Communists, Orwell was still ready to treat them as friends and allies." He was one, too.

[@mercedesbenzdelos90s]

laser325 1984 was the primest example on a totalitarian state, based on the USSR, the "Iron curtain". Altough it's set in a futuristic way

[@cheeseloop7777]

This is just my humble opinion. I think you are brain washed by the cold war propaganda. Orwell is a left-wing activist. He supported Spain communist in Spanish Civil War as an volunteer. (this is explained as he's only there to fight Fascism and to protect democracy by the main stream media, but it's safe to say he's a Socialist.) What he opposed is Stalinism. However, he was heavily influenced by other communist factions like Trotsky.

[@NallePu83]

China: "the world's biggest camera surveillance network" Facebook: "hold my beer"

[@RavingFan]

+ves - maybe reduce crime in nyc outer boroughs / hsg projects, after nypd cutback? -ves - 24 / 7 surveillance of political opponents

[@AdonisBorn1]

Exactly! This also goes for Google.

[@stratant.8722]

Facebook isn't obligated to give the U.S government the user's data. In fact they can take the government in to court. But in China things don't work like that. If the CCP comes to your company and asks for data and you say no then you have two options, you either give the data or say no and your whole company is shut down.

[@zdong273]

@@stratant.8722 Yes. Wall Street and US gov can also shut FB down.

[@forgaoqiang]

@@stratant.8722 Yeah, google and apple refuse to cooperate, but underground in reality

[@David_Me825]

"To say that i have nothing to hide than i have nothing to fear, is the same as i dont need a freedom of speech because i have nothing to say." -Edward Snowden

[@YTofuable]

No, you've got it wrong. To have nothing to hide = don't hide = do whatever you want, I have nothing to fear = I do no wrong = no guilty feelings. So what it really says is: As long as I don't do anything wrong, I am free to do whatever I like. This is TOTALLY opposite of "don't need freedom". It doesn't take away freedom, it defines it.

[@David_Me825]

Tofu dont mess with Edward Snowden or he will mess with you

[@witchessdacne9458]

Who the heck you think Edward Stupid is. Those people who have the freedom you mentioned like the person in Las Vegas killing hundreds of the innocent stupid like you, are still having the freedom to decide their next target of the innocent stupid like you to kill. You know what, you should not only have the freedom in this world, they are helping you get the eternal freedom in heaven.

[@David_Me825]

Witches's Dacne Dude... its obvious that you and mr. Brown didnt get along famously.

[@phildobson8705]

Deividas Melnikas Shtaufer *No* you're free to say whatever you want so long as it doesn't break any laws.

[@Park_Place]

"When they don't need help, we won't gather their data." *Audibly dislocates jaw from laughter*

[@zes3813]

wrg, no such thing as true or not, say, laugh any nmw

[@andreacardinali4899]

exactly

[@utavinzo9481]

So you thought all your data is not censored by British government and US companies? Audibly dislocates jaw from laughter

[@Park_Place]

@@utavinzo9481 Well the British government doesn't have my information, I know Google does, but I'm pretty sure they're not actively monitoring me with a network of cameras. It's also a jab at their statement because they most likely *would* keep recordings to further identify people and help the algorithm. They don't just monitor for emergencies and then wipe the slate clean at the end of each day.

[@altair5870]

"Uh, maybe this guys arent in on the joke" Famous last words before disaster

[@GetUnrealistic]

Meanwhile, London is the most surveilled city on Earth! Why doesn't the BBC do a segment on that?

[@jjkhjgkjhkjbhgjhghnjn416]

Why is your butt hurt when they talk about China.

[@Hamza-fr1gj]

Abs Yusuf London doesn't gave these surveillance cameras...

[@lumingbyan4374]

But London is also one of the most dangerous city in the world due to terrorism attack and violence.

[@MrLuxen]

Luming Byan that's is most indefinitely not true.

[@lizadonrex]

Because China is not a free country

[@Callzium]

This is when privacy becomes impossible, games become reality.

[@garyabbot4659]

What games?

[@AlphaoneSirius]

There are so many crimes in the big cities all over the world some times it is a very useful tool

[@gemaalfandra4847]

Di Cina ada kamera CCTV untung terpasang saran atau pekerjaan.

[@frisk4520]

Suppiluliuma III Freedom and privacy vs. a false sense of safety

[@shahzebkhan1117]

Callum Sheldrake yh

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

Ironically Britain has the most CCTV cameras per capita by far.

[@drewjohns1477]

Yes but I think the key difference is the intensive facial recognition and computer tagging of citizens. The UK only has cameras. Unless I'm wrong......

[@aabb-zz9uw]

No Korea has many more- 13 million cameras watching and tracking 50 million , to increase. Korea has also invented behaviour control technology.

[@aabb-zz9uw]

@@drewjohns1477 These technologies are from Korea and the systems are interconnected. In the UK, just cameras, yes.

[@MaisieDaisyUpsadaisy]

VarietyGamer Britain has cameras, but it does not have the vast surveillance capabilities that are being demonstrated here. When the UK brought in a limited amount of recognition systems into its camera network there was widespread controversy. Furthermore, a lot of the cameras are not owned or operated by the government - unlike in China - most are actually privately owned.

[@roro-mm7cc]

it doesnt track peoples movements and do stuff like rank their activities on a social credit system which if you have low score you cant fly on planes and stuff though.. that is what is actually scary.

[@kannabi]

They can read gender?! All 1982737 of them?!

[@jamesgrey785]

They know if you're an FTM bearded lady. We need to put one outside the House of Lords with an alarm and siren that goes off. Oh look its Alan Sugar WAAHHHHARRRHHHHRR.

[@komentierer]

Get a hobby or something

[@nahfam4362]

Kommentator oh I found a bisexual vegan

[@davidstuardo5464]

attichris jajajajajajj good joke bro' xD

[@kannabi]

G0DzSC0PE there are 1982737 of them, educate yourself.

[@spidermarcusPOP]

"If you´ve nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" *Joseph GOEBBELS*

[@spidermarcusPOP]

What is, when criminals use this tech? What is, if terrorist´s are the system?

[@chengzhang9175]

no tech, just go back to your cave.

[@yizheng3426]

lol, caveman, knowing nothing but abuse others, what a loser

[@kimcarrier9834]

yi zheng He just believe all other systems are just as shitty as his one to let some racists or terrorists get in charge.

[@spidermarcusPOP]

"If you´ve nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" Joseph GOEBBELS

[@ahoymatie9286]

I never noticed cameras like this before until I seen this video. Living in Australia I thought we pretty much don't have any major surveillance until I noticed like 30 cameras walking down a park at night. Things you don't notice.

[@grassSherman]

True. Wait what?

[@JenHope118]

Exactly.

[@callmeme9903]

@@JenHope118 fortunately, in germany we have high privacy laws even for our government. We have very little public cameras

[@yutrops2193]

The NSA Now has a rival

[@shahzebkhan1117]

NopeNope NopeNope Kind of

NopeNope NopeNope At least we dnt lock people up for tweeting a edited pic of our president as Mickey Mouse.

[@nekomari8028]

America : we got tekashi 69 the bigger security camera

[@thanosmom9118]

Lol the camera snitching

[@IhabSinno]

people will soon start looking for blind spots, just like that room corner in Orwell's 1984

[@yared8771]

The NSA does the same thing, but secretly

[@belligerenttheo2359]

Except the NSA doesn't have cameras literally everywhere and as far as restricting access to information, China is way ahead of the NSA... I wouldn't trust a Chinese gov agency on using this data only when it's needed as much as I would trust the NSA or any local law enforcement in the US.

[@i_wj-e7k]

@Belligerent Theo NSA is same shit bro,you have no idea how strong they are until they want you

[@Nikolay061]

The NSA (and the chinese authorities) have voice and facial recognition from the phone in your pocket, and have done from at least 2003.

[@yared8771]

MA TE R IA LI ST yep

[@zedbruno6524]

True, and much more advanced.

[@scentdiva]

That's why there is "tagging" on social media. "They" already know everyone in our families and circles.

[@RavingFan]

+ves - maybe reduce crime in nyc outer boroughs / hsg projects, after nypd cutback? -ves - 24 / 7 surveillance of political opponents

[@Error-pz2ge]

cyber breach.

[@mmastiff734]

Facts

[@Gnaixwh]

“Commoners should have nothing to worry.” But the government’s definition of commoner is very flexible.

[@eliapompele6187]

@Andrew Gonzalez America: 1 camera every 8 people China: 1 camera every 2 people

[@xe7014]

the gap between commoner and non-commoner is just a piece of paper

[@蕾卡放映廳]

At least Chinese don't need Snowden to expose it.

[@ronswanson1410]

two different things happening

[@aj5374]

No just every refugee flying China lol

[@davidhynes]

Now they will spy on the world you wait and see what Hauwei is all about.

[@ventisca89]

"Dystopian World: The Beginning"

[@Tsnore]

Big Brother is only there to help. Don't you get it?

[@spidermarcusPOP]

Oh! It´s just for help! So that´s some difference o.O (//HEADSHOT)

[@ammarakbar4510]

I do

[@spidermarcusPOP]

you do help too! (y) good!

[@echelon2k8]

Only there to help... until people want democracy in a totalitarian state.

[@Jaidynthefair]

When someone has taken 4 of your diamonds in Minecraft

[@billgod8940]

Must be some highly advanced AI if it can tell 1 billion asians apart.

[@mmastiff734]

LMFAOOOOO

[@thanhvinhnguyento7069]

Lol

[@littlesam6280]

Jesus loves you all please repent of your sins God Bless you and your family

[@xyg6543]

Minority Report...

[@kevo_chen]

Exactly what I thought lol

[@AndrewSouthgate.]

24/7 selfie

[@lordofthecameltoe65]

AndrewSouthgate loooool

[@harrylee8627]

AndrewSouthgate with low quality😂

[@BluRey100]

Ƥ˩ЄΔƧЄ ƧЄИƉ ƬĦЄ ƘΔЯƉΔƧĦƖΔИƧ ƬĦЄЯЄ.

[@vandeseroy3266]

U make my day

[@jingli7206]

Face identification requires high quality images. So, good selfies.

[@Johnconno]

They'll never beat the British, a nation of natural curtain-twitchers.

[@alexxander3436]

GODS EYE from Fast & Furious 7 is real!

[@nahfam4362]

Lol

[@danielcuervo5739]

Lol thats what i was thinking 😂

[@worworma2883]

This is the real problem when you visit China as it enacted Anti Espionage Law and National Security Law requiring a Chinese citizen to report any suspicious foreigner in China! but the laws are too vague to know its standard of arresting a foreigner! Thus all over China all kinds of shitty reports on line (a blogger just tap the screen to report!)to obtain $70,000 reward! This is rampant activity all over China! And when you leave for your home country at the airport you may be stopped! Know how dangerous to travel to China now! I am a traveler and blogger and I can assure everyone that traveling to China is not as safe as you travel to the West or even Korea.. Surveillance, and hidden cam, and even plain clothes secret agents were watching every movement of any Western looking people, and through the satellite was transmitted to the data base nearby, and full profile of any Westerner in China is stored and at the airport when leaving for their home country you could be stopped at any time and any day and anywhere! Even a hotel I stayed at security officers regularly check any Westerner! It is still awfully police state reminding me of the Nazi Germany! Folks! let us not travel to China and spend money! Some local Chinese might report you of anti-China activities for 70 000 dollars and you could be arrested at the airport! I was stopped at the airport!

[@ammarakbar4510]

domino kanin what us this ?

[@r-monsolace2630]

Alex Xander Don't forget Sky Net and Eagle Eye. 👊🏽

[@Paintball1212]

So we should trust the government, why? Remember, the 2nd amendment was made in case of a tyrannical government.

[@Paintball1212]

@Jeremy Dustin I''m sure it'll be banned though which would be the problem. Just hit them with a rock, bat, or take down the pole entirely.

[@s4214988]

are you still sure about that now?

[@danielgames13]

Lets not forget its the same goverment that killed 70million or more of their own people, there is no reason to trust your privacy to a tyrannical goverment

[@ДмитрийМонастырев-х5л]

Installed it myself without any issues. The wifi signal is great even kzbin.infoUgkxE_D_sddGAdiVUKp7PkkmyxO7bRtgqmk5 when the router is located far away. I really enjoy the night vision feature that allows me to see clearly any activity near our house (mostly cars and wild animals). The motion detection is helpful to me as well to monitor what happens on our front.

[@scorgonjon2k231]

Knowing that this is a reality for some people within China is quite frankly a very terrifying thing to even imagine, even for me.

[@Adam-wy7mj]

How so? Seems perfect for helping with criminal acts or missing persons reports

[@elgallonegro54]

Knowing that this is eventually gonna be the whole world's reality is even more scary.

[@ninjapirate123]

it could be a good thing or a bad thing

[@jerrypaulwhite]

It will be here in less then the next two years

[@MetaView7]

don't be naive, it is happening in parallel in the USA and the UK. There are more police cameras in the streets of London than people realize.

[@jquicka]

Finding a white guy in a suit walking with a selfie stick and phone in an almost empty bus station... not too impressive. I' be more impressed if it found an average looking Chinese in a crowded street, wearing a hat and glasses;)

[@林振华-t4v]

jquicka No that difficult. There are internal report concluded that the face recognition help some of the cold cases. And some of the case had been turn cold for decades. This thing is a double edge sword.

[@anggahartoto]

@@林振华-t4v somewhat like the NSA

[@M83Fan233]

every time a singer hold vocal concert,like zhnag xueyou,we always find 2 or 3 criminals.

[@markomladenovic9547]

This is very possible with Human Gait Recognition algorithm, able to learn and identify the style of human walking/ behavioral characteristics in situations where it is impossible to see / identify their face.

[@allthewaythrough]

Do you know the entire Chinese surveillance system recognize twins??? Yes, it does.

[@berkyus1919]

Real Person of Interest :)

[@ajt5284]

bethebest With no concerned third party

[@surveillance1]

bethebest - its not funny

[@mustle41]

finch FIIIINNNNCHHH

[@leizhang8188]

As a Chinese i feel safe with these cameras on the street, police can easily solve crime problems and catch criminals. We need more, especially in the corners of small street.

[@twenty-oneflightattendants3759]

lei zhang you do have a point

[@cindydo8781]

I'm sorry but that's terrible you feel that way. How about your freedom? Social credit score for speaking your mind. Like a robot shell. Just sad.

[@leizhang8188]

Cindy Do what does it have to do with freedom, as long as you obeyobserve law and discipline，people have nothing to worry about these cameras,only criminals would try to not be captured by cameras. Here in China you can walk on the street in the middle night with full of money in your wallet, because we feel safe. We don't have to worry about being robbed or shot. we have 1.4 billion people, we don't feel uncomfortable with them, why west media pay so much attention.

[@cystephen9372]

lei zhang 没必要和他们解释啊当笑话看嘛😄

[@zseric6022]

@@leizhang8188 相由心生，何必理会。

[@Ferelmakina]

That's some dangerous path to walk down...

[@123-h5i5y]

Dangerous only for the terrorists, the muggers, rapists etc? If you have not done anything or not about to do anthing wrong, why is it dangerous?

[@Ferelmakina]

Indie Jones oh please... That is like saying "I don't need freedom of speech because I don't have anything to say". Think about it, friend.

[@123-h5i5y]

Have you ever been to China? If you did, do the people looked oppressed to you? China would allow you do anything including speaking up (go to their social media if you understand Chinese) except committing crimes and yes the difference , you don't insult and ridicule the leaders , CCP unlike what you can do in your country, presumably if you live in a democratic country.

[@ratwalsh8794]

Indie Jones but i think that'a exactly the point, why shouldn't you be allowed to criticize your leaders? That's integral to a democratic populace. It could only with an extremely well informed population able to make logical decisions en mass, which seems to be difficult in democratic countries

[@colonelcoover]

rat walsh Hello there chinese national lying through their teeth.

[@stevec5885]

Reminds me of Person of Interest

[@fredbruyns8356]

Me too. I loved POI because it was entirely plausible.

[@PolecatCreekGarage]

yep

[@deanrichardson3576]

All they are doing it will neven help the world to be a better pleace.

[@slappychap969]

UNDERSTATEMENT..... person of interest is pale by comparison of what's going on in America now.

[@hanw544]

Edward Snowden is laughing joyfully watching this😂

[@Unknown_Ooh]

The government is laughing because they're still monitoring his electronic activities

[@existentialvoid]

Just because you have the technology does not mean you have the responsibility.

[@ProdbyZyruh]

1984 was predicted and actually became a thing. How terrifying this all is

[@toddk4115]

"if you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear" Now think about that. What is considered "something to hide" Going 6 mph over the speed limit? Throwing a piece of half eaten chicken the the trash? Frowning when you see something on tv that you don't like. Not taking a shot you are told you have to take, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. What is considered wrong by the government may be considered completely acceptable by the general public.

[@sash328]

What if some official gets ellected that you don't like, you make a commemt about that and you get locked away.

[@tp1558]

One of the most common things to hide is having wrong opinion.

[@kamranrowshandel6395]

so you look at old family pictures and think you're the witch instead of the fire?

[@akshat3422]

It's good to make idiots follow laws and perfect

[@AJ.429]

You haven't a clue what your talking. It is obviously not replying to minor offences and if it is then you will be charged for those minor offences as you always have, it's just more likely for you to be caught. The ONLY PEOPLE who are SCARED of the CAMERA is those up to NO GOOD! Even if they can SEE inside your ROOM, who cares if your behaving? Helicopters have a thermal imaging camera which can take the roof off any building anyway which shows heat signature for those inside. Chinooks have a more sophisticated radar than Police choppers. China, Russia, US, UK, North Korea etc all have cameras and it's not a new thing. People think they're going to be a part of some surveillance state but people do that to themselves and help themselves with all the phones, computers, laptops, silly gadgets that people decor the home with. YOU all are happily addicted to your phone so why are you complaining? You CLAIM you need Technology to fight fire with fire then complain they're mind control devices to Slience authority, you don't know what you want do you? YOU are already a sheep. Hating the government is nothing new it's called anachronism and that is just rioters which would continue to exist long after the abolished police force. Herds me Q. Fa ya. It's Who's going to get criminals if the police don't exist? Let me guess, a random button in the town square to vote to send a person to jail?? And who's going to put the system in place? A Government? Let's just have a peace force not a police force 😂😂😂😂 aren't you already aware of Peace troopers? Are you just expecting the star wars or starship trooper version? Too many Wendell Steven books? If money doesn't exist what's the point of stores? Cashless Society? It's still money darling and isn't it apart of the NWO too ya? I think if you can't offer a solution please discard your rant!

[@zippyghost3803]

Rip privacy and freedom.....

[@williamshevr]

And hello safety :) Between less freedom and safety, I know what I prefer, especially that in general "freedom" means freedom to vandalize, mug, act stupidily, commit criems etc. China has more freedom than USA for example. And USA and 3 letters agencies unlike China who warns its citizens that they film them, spy on its citizen and break their privacy 10x more than what China does.

[@rikenwwe]

No government should have this much power

[@aabb-zz9uw]

But Korea and China already have it

[@iebulex1925]

Naive.

[@one-fh1jp]

@@iebulex1925 Because name calling automatically make you mature right?

[@tanmay63]

Why ? There should always be an authority to maintain order in the society.

[@williamt3931]

How stupid for BBC to say that China has the biggest camera surveillance network? The fact, London has most extensive CCTV network in the world long before China. How come BBC did not do a report on that?

[@saurabhparate]

R.I.P Privacy....

[@williamshevr]

I hope you're not from USA... because if you are, that would be so ironic to say that knowing how USA and 3 letters agencies spy on you, you litterally have no privacy there. And unlike in USA, at least in China less privacy = total safety ;)

[@JP-wf3rd]

A white guy in China...probably not to hard to find

[@BicyclesMayUseFullLane]

They are not THAT rare in large cities.

[@DD-zk9cd]

Chinese are no too black or other coloured as you think.

[@kathyz8185]

It is good. I feel save when I walk alone at night after work.

[@MrTed371]

@@BicyclesMayUseFullLane Even if not rare... there are cameras.

[@mrloneyaloneforever819]

This is why I wish the world was more like the 70s barely any CCTV and no DNA testing smh..I hate the 21st century tbh

[@ninjapirate123]

this could be a good or bad thing

[@HaloMadness007]

This is hilarious, London is the most surveiled city in the world. I can't believe the bcc is acting like the UK is innocent

[@Biden2024_]

Morgan Freeman warned us about this sort of technology!

[@khalud1272]

England: am i joke to you

[@earthling1984]

Anyone seen the movie, "Demolition Man"?

[@djdm2603]

Earthling1984 A Murder Death Kill!

[@HowardSantiago-qn4kv]

Minority Report

[@earthling1984]

You should probably watch the movie again. In the future, there are cameras everywhere.

[@adrianhdragon718]

Yeah..what about ?

[@吉米-f9w]

virtual sex?

[@alzacc2259]

*Theres hope of them finding my dad*

[@lvlaoshi]

I am Chinese, this is true.

[@leoninzz8743]

Me : ohh, im famous, camera tv on every where Cctv : am i joke to you?

[@axelthemango8050]

If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. I hope that doesn't extend to one's opinions or individuality.

[@YTofuable]

If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear = If what you're doing is rightful then you can keep doing it. This is not to take away your freedom but to defines it. It shouldn't affect anything else, although individuality is not big in China as they prefer collectivism.

[@apinla2237]

Tofu I doubt the government will be able to resist the tantalising option of a "big brother" type regime.

[@mohdfairozmansor7558]

But the camera failed to trace Jho Low😂

[@shiyuchan2175]

This is way I admire Jorge Owell, his 《1984》have intrinsic value to our society.

[@downyloady1856]

Finally they can catch who pooped where...

[@YTofuable]

lol

[@也善先生]

Very funny

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

America in 10 years: “Interesting.”

[@elizaj6499]

This is an invasion on privacy!

[@hbjklhbjlk6293]

in China your rapist Will be caught easily. lol

[@S3aCa1mRa1n]

Saif there is not much drink so behavior in China to begin with because of the strict laws and penalties

[@isunlloaoll]

There's camera everywhere in every country. Our privacy has been invaded for decades. Wake up.

[@ML-mi7ns]

Eliza Johnson You can walk alone at midnight in China without worrying anything bad happening to you, thanks to this supervising system.

[@YTofuable]

What privacy? You're in PUBLIC.

[@张文卓]

As a girl, I feel safe when walking on the street. and the police would use it only when there is a crime. no one would waste time on citizens, after all China is a populative country. almost all of my Chinese friends talking about it with proud and it's obvious that China is very safe. So I don't know why many comments ignore its good side. and I think in public area, the privacy thing disappears already. but it's just my opinion. and for me it's good.

[@张文卓]

I should just stop watching videos related to China, cause the comments always made me angry and they are just so believed in what they are told by their media. but it's common, cuz in China we report the terrorism and the gun crimes too lol.

[@postponpanda3302]

@P Last Name there's sth called vpn lol

[@postponpanda3302]

@P Last Name whatever i'm doing good

[@YoussefSoheim]

this is literally the main problem in fast and furious 7 i think, God's Eye

[@xwah5016]

At least China tells their people unlike some countries who says they don’t but they actually do

[@daisuke6072]

so funny from BBC ~ no country more surveillance state than UK ~ camera on every corner

[@JackKing12.]

Theres one outside

[@PatheticTV]

But most of the ones in the UK do not use AI or Facial Recognition.

[@cjmatthews3333]

Incredible, every word of what you just said, was wrong. There is no facial recognition, matching cars to owners or ideas of predicting crime and monitoring opponents. People in the UK have freedom of speech, on the most part. You clearly have only heard of England in a kid's picture book or some fat, clueless American on Twitter, who has done no research whatsoever.

[@walterwang6235]

My car was stolen in Canada 3 months agao. Reported to police, officer told me if you find your car please give us a call.....wtf.

[@tchinounitchou]

you don't have a car or live in canda you are porbly working on some miltary center commenting on social media 50cent army

[@mountkailash6127]

@@tchinounitchou You're actually just displaying the type of man you are, pathetic.

[@gin-rou4773]

and thats why we only thought 'where should I eat' or 'Where should I have fun' when hanging outside at night, not 'How to avoid blacktown'

[@warsameguhaadbahdoon6401]

BBC tell us about NSA and MI6 systems and thier threats, not poor communist China.

[@Hadrian_S]

Warsame Guhaad Bahdoon Dude China is not poor by any means. It has the largest population in the world which of course translates to a lot of poor people, however it will surpass the United States in almost everything within 50 years. The Pax Americana is coming to an end fast buddy. The curtain will truly shut for US dominance when Taiwan is reunited with mainland China. Be on the lookout. If you're relatively young it will happen in your lifetime.

[@bruceli9094]

G Salazar One simply cannot be a Super Power if one doesn't have free elections. Besides, China is 500 years too late. What language are you speaking here, now? Lol

[@bruceli9094]

Srbistanik 01 USSR wasn't really a Super Power. It lacked soft power because of the type of Government it had treated it's own ppl terribly. That's why USSR fell, and now Russians speak English today. If one wants to rule the world, first you must make the World speak your language.

[@mlwee6796]

It's not the biggest surveillance but the safest and best protection system many nations are envious of.

[@AJ.429]

Exactly... These people aren't normal like us its just internet folks who are just conspiracy theorists, children who ironically go on quora then act all skeptical. I posed a question to them but they couldn't answer it, usually I just get abused. If people are so mad at all the cameras about, then switch off your phones, stop watching TV, stop going to dessert shops blowing you dole money on milkshakes and ice cream and other silly treats for children. Stop eating Microwave food, don't drink beer, stop being MAD at Bud light because you don't drink alcohol, and stay inside like you did in lockdown but then you wouldn't wanna do that would you. Realise what true anti freedom is and they only done that because of your safety. These are the same morons who use the line Saddam Hussein didn't have weapons of mass destruction to endorse 9/11 conspiracies. Who cares he was a terrorist 🤷🏻‍♂️ and we was saving a whole nation from destruction and desolation. Obviously these prodigies don't and never have an answer for that though. They usually never do... I done a test, you can too. Go to David Icke website and ask on iconic to help you to a book in the advertiser. It's still on the site and the chat person (who probably hates Icke) goes sorry we don't know I can find out. A week later after asking every day they say sorry I couldn't find out I will put you in touch with the official staff at his website. I will tell them to contact you. They never do! So who's the sheep! 😅 I heard they block people too on anything negative or sensitive. Free speech where? These losers can't even talk let alone walk. They shout anachronism but when it comes to it they run off! They like the block button too much!

[@MrLuxen]

This looks like every video games command room every. The only thing missing is the captin standing in the middle who will inevitably die by going down with the ship/room.

[@austin16377]

These surveillance cameras makes individuals unconsciously act a certain way. But the real question you must ask is whether this entire surveillance system will one day deprive the citizens of all rights.

[@kamranrowshandel6395]

so you look at old family pictures and think you're the witch instead of the fire? I'm talking about a real witch. One is enough to end a nation

[@fernandocuriel124]

It will at the end of the day. THE NEW WORLD ORDER!

[@dealznfilmz7069]

The last years of freedom for America

[@alextaylor2209]

I just came back from china today, the only place to look at without staring straight into a camera is at the floor, even then you’ll probably look into a lens

[@lalibel5310]

Seems like a paranoid insane environment all that technology can’t be healthy.

[@mertellabrown6785]

Thanx BBC. Thought provoking. This will get the conversations on privacy *or lack thereof* going.

[@nepalihercules]

i wonder why bbc doesn't make the same video about london which has more cameras than people

[@genova4485]

just wondering what privacy do u have ? having breakfast at 7 am go to work at 8 am ? hmm I'm sure the government would be very interested . Or let's say your a very interesting person 1am cyber attack on the bank , 3pm texted detonate at 5pm

[@spacetime269]

nepali hercules because those ones don’t have the same tech. Those are just cameras, and I’m ok with that.

[@nepalihercules]

how long before they get teh same tech. it's not that difficult

[@SerBallister]

j k: The BBC probably has a documentary about CCTV in the UK, but here we are discussing a BBC video about surveillance in China. What is your point ?

[@StickNik]

A Watch Dogs game set in China would either be depressing or liberating.

[@bruceli9094]

This is what I love about America and KZbin. Freedom loving Chinese and Americans brothers here are free to criticize oppressive Governments around the word, without fear of imprisonment or having organs harvested. China gov is not the only oppressive regime, there are others almost as bad too. "Injustice to humans anywhere, is injustice everywhere" - Martin Luther King.

[@SavageInstitute]

It remains ONLY in our big database. Very reassuring.

[@iilm-o-adab519]

china..... usa..... britian watching through camera ......... my country ....old grandma is in the balcony watching residents and people passing through streets all daylong

[@manjotsingh1817]

It's better that way... even if we are poor we are literally free from all this bullshit

[@wiseass5045]

I feel sorry for anybody spying on me because I'm disgusting.

[@YTofuable]

lol are you disgusting in PUBLIC?

[@Marionpchy]

OMG, I feel like I am obligated to give you a thumbs up.

[@arabasmatipas8577]

Biggest Building Camera

[@Srankillerttt]

Like your face

[@x-nihilo]

Rest in Peace, George Orwell...

[@ironguanyin123]

Actually, as a normal person you have nothing to fear at all. But if you commit a crime like stealing or murder you can be found very quickly. In the UK when our house was burgled 3 times (different flats and houses) the police did nothing. My mobile was stolen twice and nothing was done by the police. There has been almost no petty crime since there has been camera on the streets. As a normal person you have nothing to fear.

[@DrFUNK-zx6gm]

I can understand this view but what if your government, might it be in 20 or 50 years, gets undermined by a fashist movement and suddenly you become an threat for the government. I guess if youre a normal person in this times you have nothing to fear too. 🤷‍♂️

[@notten65]

Who defines what a "normal person" is though? How long before the government uses technology like this to target opponents, journalists, protesters...

[@bty9748]

in fact this project called "skynet" in chinese ...... so we are not live in the watch dog, we are live in The Terminator....

[@emilphoryew9436]

There needs to be places in this world where this sort of living condition isn't tolerated. We need no surveillance zones. Not everyone feels comfortable living in a world under constant monitoring.

[@kasperjepsen2917]

We can only get that through violent means.

[@VIVABELLAVIVAHERMANO]

This is dangerous

[@chadwickmcfaggins9734]

If you have nothing to hide, therefore you have nothing you fear

[@VIVABELLAVIVAHERMANO]

you are all idiots, you are probably thinking they willl use against ISIS an other muslims groups, no they will use it against you "who has nothing to hide"

[@jjkhjgkjhkjbhgjhghnjn416]

Let me put some surveillance cameras in CCP offices. If you have nothing to hide, therefore you have nothing you fear

[@jjkhjgkjhkjbhgjhghnjn416]

Why Do you want to explore my ass? Is my shit your gold or what?

[@kelvin3662]

it is more safe i think most people will love it

[@viralshorts9596]

amazing i think watchdogs has just become a reality

[@shidifenyang4032]

As a Chinese i must say there still not enough cameras, I want more cameras to cover more area so my car won't scratched by someone again!

[@caffemocca8855]

How much social credit system you got for saying that?

[@kevincui5282]

This is a good thing. Too be honest I am not that concerned about those cameras when I lived in China. This makes China the safest country in the world.

[@pol1315]

Lmao, no. What would make it the safest country would be altering murder data😂😂

[@gregoryjason6703]

So this is literally what it's like to live under an Orwellian regime, with Big Brother watching your every move, huh?

[@pol1315]

Yes😔 We’re fucked bro, going to be taken to the room 101

[@truecrimewithglenclark9098]

Why didn't you show the real deal. Go the the wall Street journal KZbin page if you want to see what's really going on.

[@thomasjanssens6975]

If you do nothing wrong where is the problem

[@Dord512]

China would be like 1984. Good job Orwell!!

[@MFizzle777]

Britain (especially London) mainly has cameras to give you fines like parking!

[@waftbut]

China is one of the biggest county in the world. UK, a tiny island nation has 4.3 million public cameras and that does not include CCTV installed in the public areas of private properties.

[@stevegong3800]

big brother is watching you

[@daigomori7374]

I think this will be a perfect system to track down people who overstayed their visas.

[@aabb-zz9uw]

Behaviour control as in Korea

[@christopherarmstrong2710]

George Orwell: 1984 China (2019): Hold my beer

[@Puuce]

this will eventually become the reason of massive suicide numbers going up due to higher anxiety levels. the crime should be punished in a different way.

[@andy.8444]

In China people really don’t care about privacy. Comfort is more important to them.

[@danielarlington7511]

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin