CHINA-LEADERSHIP: PROPOSAL TO MAKE PERMANENT SURVEILLANCE OF MOBILE PHONE USERS AT 'BIG TWO' MEETINGS
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The Wall Street Journal (May 25) reported that anger spread across Chinese social media sites over the weekend following an announcement that officials in Hangzhou could create a permanent version of a smartphone-based health-rating system developed to fight Covid-19. The news led to some internet users accusing the city authorities of exploiting the pandemic to expand state monitoring of residents. The controversy came days after Baidu Inc. Chief Executive Robin Li, a member of the CPPCC currently meeting in Beijing, proposed new rules to rein in the collection of sensitive personal information as part of efforts to fight the coronavirus.
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