The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
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Tecnologie biometriche e vie di fuga: perché il riconoscimento facciale non rende “obsoleti” i racconti dei rifugiati cinesi
La repressione tecnologica avanza. Ma avanzano anche i mezzi per eluderla.
Who Is Salt Typhoon? An Update on the Chinese Hacking of One Million American Mobile Phones
New reports evidence the close collaboration between the Chinese Army and Public Security and opaque private companies.
Patent Filings Reveal the Extent of China’s Global Cyber Espionage
Hafnium, a government-backed hacking group, is patenting technology to access Apple computers, cell phones, and smart home devices.
The Party in Your Living Room: China’s New Architecture of Everyday Control
An essential new report by the Mercator Institute reveals how the Chinese Communist Party combines Marxism and high-tech to control all features of daily life.
Salt Typhoon and UNC4841: Chinese Cyber Espionage Targets Mobile Phones
Two state-backed Chinese hacking groups accessed the mobile phones of more than one million Americans and even hacked court-authorized wiretapping.
A Faith Under Siege: Pastor Ma Chao and the Struggle of Guangzhou’s Guangfu Church
A sobering 20th anniversary for a house church facing continuous persecution and the repeated detention of its pastor.
China, A Mammoth Report on the Internet Announces Increased Surveillance
278 pages about the web and the “rule of law” emphasize that the authorities regard cyberspace’s “increasing diversity of opinions” as a problem.
Anhui, Three-Self Church Repressed for Resisting Surveillance Cameras
Not even being part of the government-controlled Christian organization protects communities with a modicum of independence from repression.
China Uses Artificial Intelligence to Eliminate References to the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Documents leaked to Australia’s ABC reveal an unprecedented effort to erase any mention of, or even reference to, the tragedy.