China changed artificial intelligence, face scans, and other Big Data systems into various devices in the country to strengthen the communist party's command and control system.
Methods of monitoring and increasing use of technology by the communist party present an interesting difference with the ongoing scandal over the use and manipulation of Facebook data. Instead, analysts argue, the scandal and its aftermath will seriously impact China's efforts to expand its oversight system to other countries.
In China, facial recognition and artificial intelligence are used for those who cross the street and to control the amount of bathroom tissue that can be used in public toilets. Authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen recently utilized a combination of facial recognition technology, mobile computing networks and social media applications to send fines notices to regulators in real-time.