China’s -#Surveillance State Will Be the West’s Future, Too - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-12/china-s-surveillance-state-will-be-the-west-s-future-too
What does all this mean for those of us lucky enough to live in the West? Is it a vision of what we are escaping because of our liberal society? Or is it a warning of the future that awaits us in just a few years’ time? I’m afraid I incline to the more pessimistic view.