The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the implementation of mass surveillance as it has provided a plausible pretext to do so. By 2020, the number of surveillance cameras in mainland China is expected to reach 626 million. As of 2019, it is estimated that 200 million monitoring CCTV cameras of the 'Skynet' system have been put to use in mainland China, four times the number of surveillance cameras in the United States. Mass surveillance in China is closely related to its Social Credit System, and has significantly expanded under the China Internet Security Law and with the help of local companies like Tencent, Dahua Technology, Hikvision, SenseTime, ByteDance, Megvii, Huawei and ZTE, among many others.
4.14 Facial Recognition Scanners and Security Checks in Subway Stations.
4.13 Biometrics Collection and Entry Exit Law of the People's Republic of China.4.12 National Citizen Identity Information Centre (NCIIC).3.1.1 Sex and pornography on the Internet.
