Orwell, digital prisons and the double-edged sword of surveillance

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Futurologist Dr Ian Pearson believes a helmet placed on a human head in a laboratory will be able to project their thoughts in real-time. He spoke after researchers claimed they can tell what rats are thinking by analysing activity in their brains. But ex-cybernetics engineer Pearson believes humans are will be able to take it one step further. The Futurizon blogger believes either a TV or PC screen will display human thoughts as the person is thinking them live.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/wor...-tv-screens-pc

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India has authorised 10 federal government agencies to intercept and monitor information from any computer, a move opposition parties said on Friday risked creating a "surveillance state".

The interior ministry said the agencies could "intercept, monitor and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer" under an Information Technology Act.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...-agencies/amp/

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Chinese schools have begun enforcing "smart uniforms" embedded with computer chips to monitor student movements and prevent them from skipping classes. Eleven schools in the south-west province of Guizhou have introduced the uniforms, which were developed by local tech firm Guizhou Guanyu Technology. As students enter the school, the time and date is recorded along with a short video that parents can access via a mobile app.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-...china/10671604

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Valid question
FACEBOOK'S '10 YEAR CHALLENGE' IS JUST A HARMLESS MEME—RIGHT?
https://www.wired.com/story/facebook...eme-challenge/

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Shenzhen’s Futian station is demonstrating 5G-backed technologies including facial recognition and payments
China’s consumers are used to mobile payments and facial recognition has been deployed to nab criminals

https://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation...our-face-china