Beijing has faced widespread doubts and criticism over its use of artificial intelligence to monitor its citizens amid the coronavirus pandemic. Travellers are pictured on Sunday scanning a QR code that tracks their itinerary history at Beijing Capital International Airport
Daily Mail: China pushes for a worldwide COVID-19 QR code system to reopen global travel amid fears that the method could be used for 'political monitoring'Beware of the Chinese government's proposal for a global QR code system. An initial focus on health could easily become a Trojan Horse for broader political monitoring and exclusion, akin to the dangers associated with China's social-credit system. https://t.co/rKfmCZQ376
— Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) November 23, 2020
* Chinese President Xi proposed the 'global mechanism' during the G20 summit
* The system involves internally-accepted QR codes based on COVID-19 results
* Mr Xi urged other countries to join China's plan to open up cross-border travel
* Critics warn it could be used for 'broader political monitoring and exclusion'
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the world to set up and use a global QR code system to help establish travellers' health status and open up international travel amid the coronavirus pandemic.
During the virtual G20 summit on Saturday, the Chinese leader called for a COVID-19 'global mechanism', which involves international recognition of health certificates in the form of QR codes to allow people travel freely, according to state media.
But the system has been slammed by international human rights groups who warn that the codes could be used for 'broader political monitoring and exclusion'.
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WNU Editor: No! No! No!
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2 comments:
Chicoms checked!
We are in big trouble with biden being the pres, the ccp will want and get all sorts of these sorts of things.
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