{"id":520046,"date":"2022-12-02T22:28:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/china-tracking-protestors-through-cell-phones-report\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T22:28:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T19:28:04","slug":"china-tracking-protestors-through-cell-phones-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-tracking-protestors-through-cell-phones-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#China tracking protestors through cell phones: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40721406bbd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40721406bbd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/china-tracking-protestors-through-cell-phones-report\/#%E2%80%9CChina_tracking_protestors_through_cell_phones_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;China tracking protestors through cell phones: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChina_tracking_protestors_through_cell_phones_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;China tracking protestors through cell phones: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>China\u2019s security forces are using cell phone location data to go after people suspected of protesting the government during the last week of clashes over lockdown policies.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters are receiving calls from police if their cell phone signals were detected near any demonstrations, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/02\/china\/china-beijing-protests-police-mobile-signal-intl-hnk\/index.html\">CNN reported Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reviewed at least one such call. In it, Chinese police asked a citizen who demonstrated against the lockdown if they had been at Liangma River \u2014 the site of a large demonstration in Beijing Sunday. When the protested said no, the caller replied, \u201cThen why did your cellphone number show up there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protestor was then told to report to a police station for questioning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-85.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chinese protestors holding up cell phones\" class=\"wp-image-24874360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-85.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-85.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-85.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chinese police have been confiscating phones to delete any video or photo evidence of protests having occurred.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chinese law requires all cell phone users to register their name and national identification number with Telecomm providers.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese surveillance isn\u2019t unique \u2014 police in the US have been using cell phone location data for years. And the CDC has used similar data, ostensibly anonymously, to judge the efficacy of America\u2019s own, far milder COVID lockdown policies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-93.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A protestor holds a phone aloft with its flashlight on\" class=\"wp-image-24874341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-93.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-93.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-93.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>China has reportedly been tracking protestors by their cell phone signals.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the Chinese surveillance takes place against the backdrop of an authoritarian state where protestors\u2019 chants calling for Communist Party leader Xi Jinping to step down could legally be considered sedition. <\/p>\n<p>As protestors have begun using various techniques to get around China\u2019s infamous internet censorship, police have also been cracking down on what\u2019s on citizens\u2019 phones \u2014 not just where they\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-87.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Chinese police wearing KN95 masks\" class=\"wp-image-24874323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-87.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-87.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/china-covid-protest-221202-87.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Police form a cordon  during a protest against Chinas strict zero COVID measures on November 27, 2022 in Beijing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police are reportedly continuing to confiscate phones from those that have been arrested, as well as those on the street, searching for footage from protests as well as software for accessing virtual private networks, or VPNs \u2014 software that allows a user to access parts of the internet forbidden by Chinese service providers.<\/p>\n<p>One protestor detained by police told CNN that their phone was taken from them, only to be returned with all their photos deleted, along with the messaging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> WeChat.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/dec\/02\/china-brings-in-emergency-level-censorship-over-zero-covid-protests\">The Guardian reported Friday <\/a>that Beijing has issued a directive to crack down specifically on tools like VPNs, announcing a so-called \u201cLevel I Internet Emergency Response,\u201d \u2014 what China Digital Times, a US-based <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> site focused on Chinese censorship efforts, called Beijing\u2019s highest level of content moderation.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Protesters are receiving calls from police if their cell phone signals were detected near any demonstrations, CNN reported Friday. 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