Masks, cash and apps: How Hong Kong's protesters find ways to outwit the surveillance state

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Hong Kong protesters are in 'deep fear' about leaving a digital footprint

The arrested Telegram administrator, Ivan Ip, 22, managed a chat of more than 30,000 members. While protesters were starting to gather around Hong Kong's government headquarters, police turned up at Ip's house and arrested him for conspiracy to commit public nuisance.

It was not clear how the police were able to identify Ip, raising questions about whether officials had infiltrated the group itself. Lam said the arrest put people on alert that they could also be identified.

"Everyone is in deep fear of having their own identity exposed on Telegram," Lam said, "and all were trying to help each other to hide our identities."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hong-kong-protesters-are-deep-fear-about-leaving-digital-footprint-n1020146


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Hong Kong government hires mafia thugs to beat its citizens

Pro-democracy protesters were set upon as they travelled back from a rally in the centre of Hong Kong, where riot police had fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.

Masked men stormed Yuen Long MTR station at about 22:30 local time (14:30 GMT).

Local media said they were targeting people dressed in black - the colour most protesters were wearing.

The men - dressed in white shirts and suspected to be triad gangsters - assaulted pro-democracy protesters and passers-by

HongKong has 1 of the world's highest cop to population ratio. Where were they?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49066982

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/hong-kong-protesters-attacked-in-train-station-near-china-border

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How Hong Kong’s Protestors Are Hindering (and Hijacking) the Tools of Surveillance

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https://gizmodo.com/how-hong-kong-s-protestors-are-hindering-and-hijacking-1836732933


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Telegram Bug ‘Exploited’ By Chinese Agencies, Hong Kong Activists Claim

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/08/25/chinese-agencies-crack-telegram-a-timely-warning-for-end-to-end-encryption

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Hong Kong police are spraying protesters with blue-dye water cannons to mark them for arrest later

https://www.insider.com/hong-kong-police-fire-blue-dye-water-cannons-2019-8

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China’s Great Firewall has finally come to Hong Kong’s internet

https://qz.com/1877636/chinas-great-firewall-arrives-in-hong-kongs-internet


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Google stops responding directly to data requests from Hong Kong government

Facebook, Google and Twitter suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong in July

Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Friday it would no longer provide data in response to requests from Hong Kong authorities following the enactment of a new national security law imposed by China.

The U.S. tech giant had not produced any data since the sweeping new law took force in June and would not directly respond to such requests henceforth, it added.

"As always, authorities outside the U.S. may seek data needed for criminal investigations through diplomatic procedures," Google said in an emailed statement.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hong-kong-national-security-law-google-data-requests-1.5686137

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HK media erase their archives amid rising arrests

News sites self-censor and move operations out of the territory as directors quit at another pro-democracy outlet

https://asiatimes.com/2021/06/hk-media-erase-their-archives-amid-rising-arrests/

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Chinese censorship, surveillance found at Australian universities – rights group

http://telegra.ph/Chinese-censorship-found-at-Australian-universities---rights-group-06-30-2

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-censorship-surveillance-found-australian-universities-rights-group-2021-06-29/

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🇨🇳 Hong Kong: "Vaccine Passport" LeaveHomeSafe App Is Now Needed to Access Venues Including #Supermarkets, Malls, And Restaurants.

Those Who Fail to Comply Risk A Hk$5,000 Fine.

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