Chinese citizens get accustomed pretty early in life to living in a constant state of being tracked and surveilled by authorities. In what sounds a little like an episode of Black Mirror come to life, Chinese schools are now giving students school uniforms that come with two chips in the shoulders that track students’ locations.
It’s meant to keep a handle on when students are coming and going — you know, purely for attendance purposes, of course. As a complement to the chips, the schools also employ facial recognition at the entrances to make sure students are wearing the uniform that belongs to them.
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It’s hard to skip class in China, because school uniforms now come with trackers originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 28 Dec 2018 at 23:07:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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