Police in China can track protests by enabling ‘alarms’ on Hikvision software

Chinese surveillance manufacturer Hikvision has put in place tools to help police track protest activitiesChinese police can set up “alarms” for various protest activities using a software platform provided by Hikvision, a major Chinese camera and surveillance manufacturer, the Guardian has learned. Descriptions of protest activity listed among the “alarms” include “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places”, “unlawful assembly, procession, demo