Business and Technology
The Business and Technology Section of IR Insider publishes breaking news reports and analyses regarding developments relating to the U.S. and World Economy. Topics covered may include the global debt crises, changes to tech and privacy policies, updates on U.S. foreign trade, and ratification of economic treaties and sanctions. Additionally, news and data on world financial markets and leading banking institutions will be discussed. The section editor is Elaine Lang.
China Uses Sophisticated Surveillance Technology to Track Down and Intimidate Protestors
China’s pervasive technological surveillance system implicated numerous people present at last week’s widespread protests against Zero Covid policies. Methods of tracking protestors include facial recognition technology and tapping into and collecting data from iPhones present at protests.