China plans hi-tech supervision of police officers and judges as party tightens grip on domestic security


By Matt Ho

A new automated system using big data technology will be used to identify procedural violations in investigations, trials and enforcement work. Machine learning and computer analysis will be used to check for deviations or abnormalities in verdicts and sentences handed down by judges. — SCMP

China is planning to use blockchain, artificial intelligence and big data technologies to help monitor its police officers and judges, its top domestic security agency says.

The country’s aggressive and widespread use of facial recognition and other digital technology for public surveillance and to maintain social stability has been controversial.

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