Hikvision & Dahua are world’s largest surveillance technology companies and manufacture tens of millions of cameras each year. Their source code is closed. Their cameras directly target Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples. #StopUyghurGenocide #SilkRope #BeltAndRope #FreeTibet #backdoor #OpenSource

"DJI is the world’s largest drone manufacturer and currently accounts for over 70 percent of the global drone market." It is involved in mass surveillance. The software is closed source. #StopUyghurHolocaust #CencentrationCamps #OpenSource #Bitcoin #surveillance
#FreeTibet #BeltAndRope #tech

Beijing takes 'golden share' in a Tencent subsidiary, records show The Chinese government has taken a "golden share" in a domestic subsidiary of tech giant Tencent Holdings , a company registration database showed, the latest sign of China stepping up its control over its tech sector.

What is a "golden share"? Why does it matter for digital dictatorship? #SkyNet #AI #CCTV #WeChat #TikTok #Bitcoin #cryptocurrencies #ProofOfWork #OpenSource #SilkRope #BeltAndRope #bdsm #tech

www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gold...

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Because they were cheaper? Were they cheaper because of Uyghur forced labor? Is it closed-source because of backdoors?
#China #StopUyghurGenocide #OpenSource #ClosedSource
#EU #tech #SilkRope #BeltAndRope #bdsm

Secret Chinese police stations? Repression of Chinese, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Mongols and Kazakhs?

Source: safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/patr...

#repressions #surveillance #BeltAndRope #SilkRope #StopUyghurGenocide #FreeTibet
#EastTurkiestan

What is actually traded on the Digital Silk Road through Belt & Rope Initiative? Illiberalism, surveillance tech, e-yuan, closed source software?

Source: digitalsocietyproject.org

#SilkRope #BeltAndRope #HumanRightsViolations #technology #surveillance