Dystopian Deeds: How China's top-notch mass surveillance system threatens global freedoms

Every millimeter of Beijing is monitored by state-of-the-art surveillance cameras, according to the Beijing Public Safety Bureau. Facial recognition algorithms matched with images filed away in a secret database could see you in legal trouble for something you did near your front door. A semi-political post made in a private chat could lead to the loss of your job. Yet it is only the tip of the iceberg -- and the very beginning -- of the rise of technologically-advanced China and its dystopian dreams. It might be a deterrent to crime, as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership advocates, but it also means a substantial loss of privacy and saps any semblance of free expression.