{"id":3846,"date":"2017-07-22T14:38:50","date_gmt":"2017-07-22T14:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iuhrdf.org\/en\/2017\/07\/22\/chinas-xinjiang-residents-are-being-forced-install-surveillance-apps-mobile-phones\/"},"modified":"2017-07-22T14:38:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-22T14:38:50","slug":"chinas-xinjiang-residents-are-being-forced-install-surveillance-apps-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iuhrdf.org\/en\/chinas-xinjiang-residents-are-being-forced-install-surveillance-apps-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"China’s Xinjiang Residents Are Being Forced to Install Surveillance Apps on Mobile Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Residents of Xinjiang, an ethnic minority region of western China, are being forced to install spyware on their mobile phones.<\/span><\/div>\n
On July 10, mobile phone users in the Tianshan District of Urumqi City received a mobile phone notification from the district government instructing them to install a surveillance application called Jingwang (or \u201cWeb Cleansing\u201d). The message said the app was intended to \u201cprevent [them] from accessing terrorist information.\u201d<\/div>\n
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“Jingwang is a protection service with an adult and child categorization system introduced by Jiangsu Telecom. The main function is to block pornographic websites, online scams, trojan horses, and phishing sites; to alert users of how much time they spend online; and to enable remote control of one\u2019s home network. The tool is intended to help kids develop a healthy lifestyle by building a safe web filter for the minors.”<\/div>\n
Of course, any tool with these capabilities could be used in multiple ways. For example, the app\u2019s \u201cremote control\u201d feature could enable state actors or even hackers to manipulate or steal from a person\u2019s home network. <\/div>\n
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The move is consistent with other measures of control over digital activities in the region. While stories of digital censorship in China often focus on the experiences of users in major cities in the east and south, the reality is often more bleak for those living in remote, embattled ethnic minority regions such as Xinjiang and Tibet. Seeking to contain unrest and discontent in conflict areas, authorities often impose extreme censorship and surveillance measures and routine Internet shutdowns.<\/div>\n
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A Twitter-based media outlet, \u201cImages from mainland China\u201d (\u5373\u65f6\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9646\u6620\u50cf), which covers censored news in China, posted photos taken from a checkpoint where police officers randomly checked residents to see if they have installed the surveillance app:<\/div>\n
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\u201cAuthorities from Xinjiang are checking to make sure that people are using the official Jingwang application. A mobile notification demanded people install the app within 10 days. If they are caught at a checkpoint and their devices do not have the software, they could be detained for 10 days. This is a setback on the development of technology. They forced people to use devices designed for the elderly. It is a form of confinement by through surveillance technology. We are back to Mao\u2019s China.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cImages from mainland China\u201d (\u5373\u65f6\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9646\u6620\u50cf) also posted a product description of Jingwang which explained that the tool can negate the password requirement of a Windows operating system and access the computer hard disk with no restrictions.<\/p>\n

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