surveillance Foreigners visiting China are increasingly stumped by its cashless society Cory Doctorow
censorship The most censored Wechat topics: US-China trade war, Canadian arrest of Huawei CFO, ZTE sanctions, more Cory Doctorow
coronavirus Wuhan woman boasts about beating coronavirus check so she could fly to Paris for Michelin-star meal Mark Frauenfelder
china A Wechat-based "mobile court" presided over by a chatbot has handled 3m legal procedures since March Cory Doctorow
privacy Chinese law professor's social media denunciation of facial recognition in the Beijing subway system Cory Doctorow
youtube Banned from Youtube, Chinese propagandists are using Pornhub to publish anti-Hong Kong videos Cory Doctorow
security China's new cybersecurity rules ban foreign companies from using VPNs to phone home Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Artists against Article 13: when Big Tech and Big Content make a meal of creators, it doesn't matter who gets the bigger piece Cory Doctorow
Business Alibaba developed Chinese Communist Party propaganda app that became China Apple Store hit: Report Xeni Jardin
Copyfight Wanting It Badly Is Not Enough: Real Problems For Creators Deserve Real Solutions Cory Doctorow
Business Here are the moats and walls Facebook has been building for years to defend against #DeleteFacebook Cory Doctorow
china Chinese jaywalkers are identified and shamed by facial recognition, and now they'll get warnings over text message Cory Doctorow
privacy China forces Xinjiang Uyghurs to install mobile spyware, enforces with stop-and-frisk Cory Doctorow
