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After China enacting broad new controls over Hong Kong, the region's internet has already effectively been silenced and censored.

Hong Kong Is Already Being Censored by China’s “Great Firewall”

By Dan Robitzski

A Redditor designed a hat to thwart facial recognition by literally putting on a picture of Chinese President XI Jinping's face which blocks their face.

This Ingenious Hat Blocks Facial Recognition

By Dan Robitzski

The Hong Kong government has announced a ban on any face masks or paints that are "likely to prevent identification" during public demonstrations.

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Hong Kong Bans Surveillance-Thwarting Face Masks

Authorities in Hong Kong are spraying crowds of protestors with canons full of blue dye to make them easy to identify for later arrest.

Police Are Spraying Protesters With Dye to Round Them up Later

By Kristin Houser

Hong Kong protesters are reportedly shining high-powered laser beams at surveillance cameras to confuse facial recognition technology.

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Hong Kong Protesters Use Lasers to Block Facial Recognition Tech

By Kristin Houser

Faced with a critical land shortage, the city of Hong Kong is planning to build one of the most ambitious artificial islands in the history of the world.

Hong Kong Is Planning a $79 Billion Artificial Island

By Jon Christian

Hong Kong's Correctional Services Department (CSD) has announced a plan to create smart prisons using robots, wearables, and smart cameras.

Hong Kong Has a Plan to Make All of Its Prisons “Smart”

By Kristin Houser