As the Winter Olympics takes place in Beijing, visiting athletes have been warned not to speak out against China’s human rights abuses.

From Ecuador to Uganda, China’s surveillance technology has gone global.

In this episode of System Error, we examine how these new tools have made spying easier for both dictatorships and democracies.

Watch more from this series:

Why the Police and Military Have a Sexual Abuse Problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up0JCoZIWxI

How Big Pharma Gets Dangerous Drugs Approved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayE0y7XfCpo

The WWF’s Poaching War Is Killing Innocent People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J6iJg6NUOA&t=228s

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