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China plans to track cellphone users, sparking human rights concerns
By Cecilia Kang
China said it may begin tracking cellphone users in Beijing through location technology it hopes will help city authorities better manage traffic. But the announcement also sparked fresh concerns that the government may be using mobile technology to surveil its residents.
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Joshua Gruenspecht, a cyber security fellow at the U.S.-based Center for Democracy and Technology said "The government can then use that history against people and for human rights reasons, that can be very politically disturbing,".
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2011/03/china_said_it_may_begin.html
By Cecilia Kang
China said it may begin tracking cellphone users in Beijing through location technology it hopes will help city authorities better manage traffic. But the announcement also sparked fresh concerns that the government may be using mobile technology to surveil its residents.
snip
Joshua Gruenspecht, a cyber security fellow at the U.S.-based Center for Democracy and Technology said "The government can then use that history against people and for human rights reasons, that can be very politically disturbing,".
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2011/03/china_said_it_may_begin.html