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Another was technology used to surveil beyond international norms.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
One is the Nucleic Acid Observatory, a project developing ways to surveil wastewater and other sources and notice when novel pathogens start showing up.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
The export controls aim to prevent the Chinese government from developing a variety of weapons from biological to nuclear and to limit China's ability to surveil people and repress human rights, according to Commerce.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
In public interviews and congressional hearings, officials like FBI director Christopher Wray have also suggested that TikTok gathers US user data that the Chinese government could weaponize to surveil Americans online.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
One is the Nucleic Acid Observatory, a project developing ways to surveil wastewater and other sources and notice when novel pathogens start showing up.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
The export controls aim to prevent the Chinese government from developing a variety of weapons from biological to nuclear and to limit China's ability to surveil people and repress human rights, according to Commerce.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
In public interviews and congressional hearings, officials like FBI director Christopher Wray have also suggested that TikTok gathers US user data that the Chinese government could weaponize to surveil Americans online.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Surveil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveil. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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