Who’s watching? How governments used the pandemic to normalize surveillance
LA TimesSon Eun-ji’s newborn son will begin the first months of his life in a sci-fi-like home in the middle of a sparse river delta that was until recently sprawling fields of scallions. The ad seeking people to move into a “smart city” project in western Busan seemed not far off from the way she’d been living, despite the extensive technological surveillance it would entail. I’m a little concerned about CCTVs and filming and motion detection inside the home — but they said at least it won’t be inside the bathrooms.” Son Eun-ji, second from right; her husband, Nathaniel Kebbas; her mom, Kim Jeong-ok; and sister Eun-young visit a showroom highlighting “smart city” technology in Busan, South Korea, in July. It’s the first five years of his life, and it’s safe.” :: For about a month in early 2020, Kim Jae-ho, then a researcher at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, worked around the clock to retool the “smart city” data hub he’d been helping to create for South Korea’s fast-growing COVID-19 case control. South Korea wasn’t the only government that repurposed “smart city” systems to collect data to battle COVID-19.
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