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President XI's Surveillance State

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ID6288069
AuthorsXiao Qiang (0000-0001-5991-2993), Qiang Xiao (0000-0003-1689-5892, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume30
Issue1
Pages53-67
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2019.0004
OpenAlexW2910552584
LanguageEN
Citations received69

Since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, China has significantly increased controls over its already censored cyberspace—with a ruling that will allow jail terms for spreading "rumors" online, a cybersecurity law that will facilitate state control and data access, crackdowns on unauthorized VPN connections, and emphasis on the concept of "internet sovereignty." At the same time, technological innovations in such areas as big-data analytics, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things are increasingly being harnessed to monitor the lives and activities of China's 1.4 billion people. The new arsenal of the Chinese surveillance state includes mass video-surveillance projects incorporating facial-recognition technology; voice-recognition software that can identify speakers on phone calls; and a sweeping and intrusive program of DNA collection. In addition, officials are at work on a nationwide Social Credit System (SCS) intended to assess the conduct of every Chinese citizen

Analytics · Big data · Business · China · Computer security · Cyberspace · Data science · Internet privacy · Notice · Phone · Political science · Power (physics · State (computer science · The Internet · Work (physics · World Wide Web · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Computer Science · Engineering · Law

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Citations per year9,86
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 67

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