In early April 2021, a village entrance in Shenzhen, first download the “anti-fraud” software to enter. (Photo source: Internet)
A “National Anti-Fraud Center” cell phone software, developed by the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of the Communist Party of China, was downloaded and installed by the public in late March. Many netizens complained that they were forced to install the software by brutal means, and police officers stopped passers-by to force them to download the software, and they might be transferred to police stations if they did not download the software.
Recently, some netizens have exposed the chaos of being forced to install the “National Anti-Fraud Center” software, such as not being allowed to download the office building, not allowed to go to work, not allowed to go to school; not being allowed to download the government departments for various businesses, not being able to check into hotels, not being able to take the subway and other public transportation, not being able to enter the community; schools require parents to download, and so on. The school requires parents to download, and so on.
Notice of mandatory installation of “anti-fraud” software. (Photo source: web screenshot)
According to the mainland media, the software can provide early warning of fraudulent behavior, when the phone installed in this software received calls, SMS, the software can automatically analyze, early warning. The software can also detect all applications on the phone and has functions such as submitting clues about the case online and reporting suspicious telecommunications.
However, registration of the software requires name, address, phone number, ID number, face recognition and other information. app requires microphone, camera, phone, SMS and other up to 29 permissions.
Some people are worried about their privacy leaks and are considering buying a phone specifically to install this software. But according to a knowledgeable source, “It’s useless. Because there is no way to control whether this software has been installed on other Chinese people’s cell phones, so no matter how careful you are, if you meet any Chinese people in the future, if the phone is installed with this software, then it will be automatically recorded, video, automatically uploaded and remotely controlled.”
It is understood that as of April 9, a total of 433 people in the Apple app store message “forced to install”.
Some netizens said, “public power can require you to install a certain App today, tomorrow you can be required to read ** quotes every day, the day after tomorrow you must report everything …… step by step, private rights will be trampled on erosion in pieces, intact, we will no longer be an individual with independent personality, reduced to puppets or even slaves. Reduced to puppets or even slaves.”
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