The article finishes with what I presume was supposed to be a rhetorical question:
The Chinese government talks about building a “harmonious society.” But how can a society become truly harmonious if surveillance cameras are everywhere and everyone has to live with suspicion and fear? What kind of lives can we lead without trust?
Unfortunately - given recent revelations in the West - it isn't exactly clear that surveillance has anything at all to do with the kind of lives we lead.
The Chinese government talks about building a “harmonious society.” But how can a society become truly harmonious if surveillance cameras are everywhere and everyone has to live with suspicion and fear? What kind of lives can we lead without trust?
Unfortunately - given recent revelations in the West - it isn't exactly clear that surveillance has anything at all to do with the kind of lives we lead.