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China's domestic security chief has also called for the creation of an advanced database covering every citizen to improve "social management". Linked to individuals' identity cards, it would include details such as tax records and educational history.
Nicholas Bequelin, Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch, said: "Whereas surveillance cameras are problematic even in democratic societies, there are important counterweights, such as independent courts, privacy statutes, rules about how long the information can be kept and through what legal procedures it can be accessed, as well as independent media and NGO watchdogs.
"None of these safeguards exist in China, raising the very real prospect of an Orwellian society - one in which citizens are monitored in permanence, including in their private life."
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