Chinese police adopt domestically-made smart glasses for law enforcement, raising privacy concerns
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Chinese police are adopting domestically-developed smart glasses for law enforcement purposes, including traffic management and street patrol. The article highlights privacy concerns around this technology, noting that the custom-made glasses represent a growing trend of surveillance technology use by Chinese authorities. The report from China Daily details how these smart glasses, with both hardware and software made in China, are being integrated into routine police work.
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Uses among Chinese police, according to the report, include 'traffic management, street patrol'
Smart glasses, in their post-Google Glass form, have found an audience with all sorts of people—theater-goers, Super Bowl streakers, and scumbags intent on extorting women, just to name a few.
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