**Revealed: The true extent of China’s vast Covid surveillance infrastructure**
China’s vast Covid-19 surveillance infrastructure goes far beyond what has been publicly acknowledged, a new report reveals.
The report, by Human Rights Watch, documents how the Chinese government has deployed a wide range of technologies to monitor and control its citizens during the pandemic.
These technologies include:
– **Facial recognition cameras:** These cameras can be used to track people’s movements and identify them even when they are wearing masks.
– **Temperature sensors:** These sensors can be used to detect people with fevers, one of the symptoms of Covid-19.
– **QR codes:** These codes can be used to track people’s movements and access health information.
– **Big data analysis:** The Chinese government has access to a vast amount of data about its citizens, which it can use to identify people who may be at risk of infection.
The report also documents how the Chinese government has used these technologies to:
– **Restrict people’s movement:** The government has used facial recognition cameras to track people’s movements and prevent them from entering certain areas, such as hospitals and schools.
– **Quarantine people:** The government has used QR codes to quarantine people in their homes or other designated locations.
– **Discriminate against people:** The government has used big data analysis to identify people who may be at risk of infection and then subjected them to discriminatory treatment, such as being denied access to public services.
The report concludes that the Chinese government’s Covid-19 surveillance infrastructure is a **.
