In China, Internet surveillance has already become a profitable industry. In fact, a growing number of private firms … - Evgeny Morozov

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In China, Internet surveillance has already become a profitable industry. In fact, a growing number of private firms eagerly assist the local police by aggregating this data and presenting it in easy-to-browse formats, allowing humans to pursue more analytical tasks.

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