“Big Brother is watching you,” a scene envisioned by George Orwell in his novel “1984,” has become a reality in the CCP’s digital totalitarian society. Recently, a recording of a private conversation between Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Internet surveillance officials was circulated on the Internet, revealing that the CCP uses cloud data analysis technology to monitor society and the people are like swimming naked in the water.
The two-minute recording shows part of the conversation between two people, one of whom (hereinafter referred to as “A”) is suspected to be a member of the CCP’s Internet Surveillance Department.
The following is the content of the recording.
A: “It doesn’t matter if it’s the old Weibo or the current Twitter, it’s just a mouthpiece now, you know? You know what? You are still afraid that this group of people will rise up and rebel, you are not joking, worry about the sky? Talking about empty slogans who can compare to our great and glorious and correct Chinese Propaganda Department, hahaha.”
A: “The most naive point of the Chinese people always think: First, if there is something wrong, they have to petition, the top level can solve the problem. Secondly, always think they are smarter than the people above, engage in a small tunnel. To put it bluntly, they are a small monkey under the palm of Buddha’s hand.”
A: “What kind of computer do you use?” B: “Lenovo computer.”
A: “What kind of cell phone are you using?” B: “huawei‘s.”
A: “As long as you use any equipment produced by these two brands, you are definitely …… being that (monitoring) ……. You know, ah.”
A: “Many people think that they (official departments of the Chinese Communist Party) collect data ah, is to collect what you say, you write the text, they are concerned about your entire behavior pattern behind the entire thought structure and behavior pattern, there is no potential threat to them (the Chinese Communist Party) to constitute the behavior, and then it is likely to be the location of the people “artificial If you then have specific behavior, the top will judge directly according to this cloud data and must solve him in advance. China has now entered that “crime prevention”.
B: “The name of the WeChat bundled with my phone is the name of our unit, and my WeChat is not my real name.”
A: “It’s useless. You think you can be safe by registering with someone else’s, hahaha. Here’s the tragedy, people swim in the sea or river and think they’re swimming in their own bath tub, that’s the saddest part of this person. So, you deserve to be taken out. Why? Because you stupid ah. You didn’t know where you were.”
At this Time, the authenticity of the above recording is not known. However, the recording’s references to CCP surveillance tactics and the cooperation of mainland high-tech companies such as Huawei and Lenovo with the CCP’s surveillance of nationals have been previously reported.
In 2017, the CCP enacted a new National Intelligence Law that requires Chinese companies to cooperate with the CCP’s intelligence and security agencies whenever they are requested to do so. Outsiders say that cooperation between the CCP’s intelligence services and Chinese companies has become closer.
According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Chinese Communist authorities have signed an agreement with a defense contractor, China Electronics Technology Group, to provide early warning of actions that have not yet occurred by collecting and analyzing data related to the work, hobbies, spending habits and other behaviors of ordinary citizens.
In September 2017, the Communist Party’s CCTV program “Splendid China” revealed that China has built the world’s largest video surveillance network, the “SkyNet Project,” with more than 20 million cameras, and uses artificial intelligence and big data for monitoring. The system is key to face recognition in addition to the ubiquitous cameras. The so-called “Snow Bright Project” is being promoted in towns and rural areas to provide real-time video surveillance, with the signals from surveillance cameras connected to each household’s TV set or cell phone, so that every resident can participate in monitoring.
Just last year, when the Communist Party’s virus Epidemic was raging, officials launched the “health code” and used dense camera surveillance facilities around the country to closely monitor people’s every move. Some human rights experts fear that these emergency surveillance measures will be difficult to eliminate even after the epidemic is over.
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