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

Blocked Off

And China is probably about to censor Google, Twitter and Facebook.

Hong Kong Is Already Being Censored by China's "Great Firewall"

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.

Halloween 2020

One easy trick to defeat the surveillance state.

This Ingenious Hat Blocks Facial Recognition

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

Face First

But enforcing the ban might not be so easy.

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.

Blue's Clues

Protestors found a way around facial recognition tech. Now they have to deal with blue dye.

Police Are Spraying Protesters With Dye to Round Them up Later

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

Lighting Up

By confusing the cameras, they're protecting their identities.

Hong Kong Protesters Use Lasers to Block Facial Recognition Tech

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 wants to build one most ambitious artificial islands in the history of the world.

Hong Kong Is Planning a $79 Billion Artificial Island

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

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