China’s Surveillance

China is currently deploying the most complex surveillance systems on earth and is using AI to help monitor all the data it is collecting. Infrared images track people’s temperature as they move through public spaces and those with a fever are automatically marked using facial recognition technology and flagged for quarantine.  From there potential carriers of the disease are placed on forced quarantine with salience systems ensuring they don’t leave their home. The government is even able to pull historical data about where individuals have been so those who came in close contact with the carrier can be notified. To learn more about potential issues with this system and concern about privacy read on.