Chinese Citizens Will Be Required To Scan Their Faces To Use The Internet

[livingston]

Chinese Citizens Will Be Required To Scan Their Faces To Use The Internet
The Chinese government continues its Orwellian practices with the announcement that citizens will have to use facial recognition technology to access the internet (which is already highly fire-walled.)
This is all a part of China’s social credit system that will take effect on Dec. 1st. After the law is in effect, Chinese citizens who want to have the internet installed at their houses or on their smartphones will be required to undergo a facial recognition process by Chinese authority to prove their identities, according to the new regulation
Chinese Citizens Will Be Required To Scan Their Faces To Use The Internet

 

[GOPerfect]

Hum, losing even more freedoms in that country over there. Glad this concerns me none at all. I guess it is a good thing that I do not care what that government does to their citizens.

 

[BDinPutnam]

I'm curious about something.

I dont doubt the veracity of this reporting in the least. But has the West really given up any semblance of opposing shit like this abroad to the point where China can just blatantly say "yup, we're doing this" with no shame because they know no one is going to stand up and say this is fucked up?

I'm not talkng about getting into wars, trade or otherwise (though I'm told trade wars are "good, and easy to win.") How about the President of the United States says publically that it's a bad thing to run concentration camps and stamp on the face of free expression?

I give the Chicoms credit. They succeeded where the Soviets failed in that they flattered, lied, and appealed to western greed (and played the longest of games) whereas the Soviets were frankly, unsophisticated by comparison.

 

[Acer-m14]

Hong Kong protesters embrace 'V for Vendetta' Guy .. Mask ban .. and there standing up .. now if the main land citizens would join in .. ummm

 

[spat]

Hum, losing even more freedoms in that country over there. Glad this concerns me none at all. I guess it is a good thing that I do not care what that government does to their citizens.

Except it appears that the Chinese government's tenticles reach us over here through the corporations that have increasingly large amounts of control over our lives.

Look at the recent NBA scandal, or the way Hollywood treats things.

Imagine the day when you can get banned from YouTube or Facebook for criticizing China. We're not that far from that now...

 

[Marine Cpl]

All that can be implemented here and forced upon us eventually if every red flag law is carried out by those that carry them out in the field.

You guys know how outspoken I am. I get red flagged and have then confiscated by people that are so-called on my side. Later it happens to your neighbor. Then to his cousin. Then to your uncle.

Then they implement something like this or similar where a thumbprint is mandatory to open every smartphone or laptop and everyone becomes afraid to speak out for fear of getting red flagged.

It’s not far fetched to think that it cannot happen here as long as there are those willing to carry out those red flags.

 

[Blimey]

Hum, losing even more freedoms in that country over there. Glad this concerns me none at all. I guess it is a good thing that I do not care what that government does to their citizens.

It should concern you.

In case you've not noticed American businesses are kowtowing to China in unprecedented ways, to maintain access to Chinese markets. That sort of thing will have a chilling effect on criticism of China from the US and as such could lower resistance to orwellian processes here (which some heavy handed people love to push).

China is a hive mind that does not tolerate dissent, and pushes out non-conformists. What they are doing now is abominable by any standard in history. Their government is completely off the rails. They will become more politically/socially/culturally monolithic with each year, as technology helps the government do its dirty work.

Except it appears that the Chinese government's tenticles reach us over here through the corporations that have increasingly large amounts of control over our lives.

Look at the recent NBA scandal, or the way Hollywood treats things.

Imagine the day when you can get banned from YouTube or Facebook for criticizing China. We're not that far from that now...

Very close. Very, very close.

Blizzard strips pro gamer of tournament earnings after his support for Hong Kong protests

Marco Rubio's tweet on it:

Recognize what’s happening here. People who don’t live in #China must either self censor or face dismissal & suspensions. China using access to market as leverage to crush free speech globally. Implications of this will be felt long after everyone in U.S. politics today is gone.

The only way this works out for the best is if we stop being money hungry assholes like the Chinese think we are--and they are right--and we tell them for once to fuck off if they treat people in a certain way. If enough companies do that, China will censor itself into oblivion because its citizens will realize they have access to nothing, and increasingly question it. I don't think US businesses have the guts to do it.

Trump has tried things like this and then the stock market drops a few percent and people lose their mind. The Chinese think Americans are fat morons who are myopic and would rather save a penny now than a pound later. They are correct.

 

[spat]

It should concern you.

In case you've not noticed American businesses are kowtowing to China in unprecedented ways, to maintain access to Chinese markets. That sort of thing will have a chilling effect on criticism of China from the US and as such could lower resistance to orwellian processes here (which some heavy handed people love to push).

China is a hive mind that does not tolerate dissent, and pushes out non-conformists. What they are doing now is abominable by any standard in history. Their government is completely off the rails. They will become more politically/socially/culturally monolithic with each year, as technology helps the government do its dirty work.

Very close. Very, very close.

Blizzard strips pro gamer of tournament earnings after his support for Hong Kong protests

Marco Rubio's tweet on it:


The only way this works out for the best is if we stop being money hungry assholes like the Chinese think we are--and they are right--and we tell them for once to fuck off if they treat people in a certain way. If enough companies do that, China will censor itself into oblivion because its citizens will realize they have access to nothing, and increasingly question it. I don't think US businesses have the guts to do it.

Trump has tried things like this and then the stock market drops a few percent and people lose their mind. The Chinese think Americans are fat morons who are myopic and would rather save a penny now than a pound later. They are correct.

We have the same problem with the Chinese that we do with the SJWs.

Corporate America is more afraid of offending them than they are us.

We need to change that. We need companies to be more afraid of appearing globalist than they are of appearing patriotic.
They will go whatever way the wind blows, and the SJWs and Chinese and globalists raise holy hell if anyone even suggests something that defies their dogma.
If someone suggests something that contradicts what we believe, we take a calm rational approach to show them why they are wrong.

It's like a parent who gives in to the kid who throws a tantrum, but doesn't let the well behaved kid ever get their way. If you are the well behaved kid, your only option is to throw a bigger tantrum.

 

[livingston]

Hong Kong protesters embrace 'V for Vendetta' Guy .. Mask ban .. and there standing up .. now if the main land citizens would join in .. ummm

I doubt any of what is happening in Hong kong is even reaching the main land.If it is it is very limited.... The last thing they want is for this to spread .. This has been the MO in the past.

 

[C3D]

One needs only watch last week's South Park to know that China has exported this crap here.

 

[togmaster]

Our government is already using facial recognition to track us. They are just not advertising it.

 

[tirwin1]

One needs only watch last week's South Park to know that China has exported this crap here.

Or look at the nba controversy. All those politcally correct SJW's that had no problem criticizing this govt for not being woke enough somehow suddenly became mute about china because they had to "read more about it."

The difference between china and russia is that china's economy is much larger. The soviet union had a GDP similar to california but very limited opportunities for growth. The chinese economy has been growing at a phenomenal rate in the past 30 years. There is an old quote from upton sinclair that perfectly describes this situation:

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."

 

[prambo]

Although the original article doesn't state so, I'm batting Goolag has a finger in thjs.?

Goolag is the personification of evil.

 

[tirwin1]

Then they implement something like this or similar where a thumbprint is mandatory to open every smartphone or laptop and everyone becomes afraid to speak out for fear of getting red flagged.

It’s not far fetched to think that it cannot happen here as long as there are those willing to carry out those red flags.

It's safe to say the democrats will take the lead on these changes. All in the name of "protecting children" or "limiting hate speech" or some other bullshit justification. The party that can actively conspire behind a president's back in coordination with the intelligence agencies and the press will find this next step easy to do.

 

[Jezman]

I think there is more to this. There are very very poor people in that country and I think the government is afraid of what they can do by stealing and hacking. 75% of there country has no electricity or running water. China is a no bars grab and steal any info you can kind of business place. Copyright infringement is the acceptable norm.

 

[Blimey]

I think there is more to this. There are very very poor people in that country and I think the government is afraid of what they can do by stealing and hacking. 75% of there country has no electricity or running water. China is a no bars grab and steal any info you can kind of business place. Copyright infringement is the acceptable norm.

The peasants in China will keep doing what they do and the wealthier who matter, who are more economically involved, live in cities, will be the first to be controlled because they are closer to the power center of the country economicsllly/socially etc.

Actually it’s damn exactly how 1984 is laid out. Proles drink and whore out in the shit parts of society and the wealthier and more educated who represent a threat are keep more under the boot.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Except it appears that the Chinese government's tenticles reach us over here through the corporations that have increasingly large amounts of control over our lives.

Look at the recent NBA scandal, or the way Hollywood treats things.

Imagine the day when you can get banned from YouTube or Facebook for criticizing China. We're not that far from that now...

Look up the influence china even has on Hollywood. We won't even produce movies critical of china. When the remake of red Dawn came out the originaly scripted villains tge Chinese were rewritten to make them north Koreans. It's laughable that NK could pull off an invasion.

China has a huge amount of political influence and propoganda here in the US and most people have no idea that they subtly try to control the narrative and conversation. They are very adapt at it.

Google helps china create their social controls for crying out loud.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

The peasants in China will keep doing what they do and the wealthier who matter, who are more economically involved, live in cities, will be the first to be controlled because they are closer to the power center of the country economicsllly/socially etc.

Actually it’s damn exactly how 1984 is laid out. Proles drink and whore out in the shit parts of society and the wealthier and more educated who represent a threat are keep more under the boot.

I am so glad I re-read 1984 a few months ago. I read it in high school and just re-read it.

It blew my frigging mind that right now we are watching the 1984 techno-dictatorship being installed right before our eyes and very few people even know or care.

It is shocking how real that book is now. Were living it.

Its mind blowing.



I cannot recommend everyone to read 1984 ASAP strongly enough. Read it, and read it now. I can't recommend it strongly enough. It's more timely than ever. Whether you have never read it or if it's been years or decades since you have read it, take the time to read it again

I'll leave with this Orwell quote;
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there."
-George Orwell

 

[Blimey]

Look up the influence china even has on Hollywood. We won't even produce movies critical of china. When the remake of red Dawn came out the originaly scripted villains tge Chinese were rewritten to make them north Koreans. It's laughable that NK could pull off an invasion.

China has a huge amount of political influence and propoganda here in the US and most people have no idea that they subtly try to control the narrative and conversation. They are very adapt at it.

Google helps china create their social controls for crying out loud.

That's right. Google's "do no evil" has been mocked for a long time because they help censor per China's edict. Stuff like that normalizes it. As we increasingly get used to censoring to go along with that shit government they have there the harder it will be to ever unwind. Meanwhile we keep shipping manufacturing to them to save a few dollars per product and they rape our IP raw. We're so stupid. I don't even condemn the Chinese for doing this. We deserve it for not guarding what we have.

Hollywood's knees are scraped raw over China now. Look at all the movies that make prominent use of Chinese sets. Lots of action movies are filming in China now to try and get that dollar.

 

[Blimey]

I am so glad I re-read 1984 a few months ago. I read it in high school and just re-read it.

It blew my frigging mind that right now we are watching the 1984 techno-dictatorship being installed right before our eyes and very few people even know or care.

It is shocking how real that book is now. Were living it.

Its mind blowing.



I cannot recommend everyone to read 1984 ASAP strongly enough. Read it, and read it now. I can't recommend it strongly enough. It's more timely than ever. Whether you have never read it or if it's been years or decades since you have read it, take the time to read it again

I'll leave with this Orwell quote;
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there."
-George Orwell

It is my favorite book. I was made to read it as a kid and of course just did the notes, who cared. But as an adult I read it again and it's as applicable now as ever, if not more so. It is critical reading. I agree with you 100%, it's crucial.

 

[BDinPutnam]

China = 1984
US = Brave New World

 

[Celt]

What worrries me is thats what the globalists are trying to bring here.

 

[Karpteach]

Communism at its finest. If we’re not careful it’s gonna happen here.

 

[Camaro45th]

Since they all look alike, do you think the computer will be able to tell the difference?

 

[Blimey]

Watching the Band in China episode of south park now. This came out a few days ago, before the NBA thing blew up. Really prescient.

 

[Catskillkid]

I am so glad I re-read 1984 a few months ago. I read it in high school and just re-read it.



I'll leave with this Orwell quote;
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there."
-George Orwell

Nice quote. I agree (see below).

 

[Catskillkid]

China = 1984
US = Brave New World

Throw in a little Fahrenheit 451 and we got ourselves one hell of a party!

For the record, at least as far as the US is concerned, I see elements of all three dystopian novels playing out here.

 

[Blimey]

Musician gets perma-band from China for liking a south park tweet.
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[BDinPutnam]

Since they all look alike, do you think the computer will be able to tell the difference?

I don't think you're supposed to say things like that...

 

[Blimey]

Chinese censors outraged at tarantino's last movie. He refuse to recut it, which is good because a true artist would never censor their own material in such a manner.

Quentin Tarantino REFUSES to recut latest film for Chinese censors

Tarantino will make no changes to the film for China after that country abruptly blocked its release scheduled for October 25, a source close to the situation told the Hollywood Reporter .

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