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The video letter takes you to the dystopian world of

Mika Hentunen’s video letter opens up the importance of surveillance cameras in China, where they are used for everything from investigating crimes to monitoring quarantines.

Mika HentunenAsian correspondent

BEIJING Here are the three most interesting parts of the video letter:

  • China is the most controlled society in the world. An estimated 600 million surveillance cameras monitor the lives of 1.4 billion inhabitants.
  • Initially, the surveillance network was created to keep the rebels at bay. In the 21st century, we moved to digital surveillance, in the product development of which Chinese technology companies participate.
  • Surveillance cameras have sparked a debate between privacy protection and security.
  • Artificial intelligence has summarized three points from the script.

    How would you feel if there were similar surveillance cameras in Finland?

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