brian longtinAug 21, 2018

China is getting real cyberpunk real fast. Like, I also love the aesthetic but I mostly wanted a Tron bike not bird cops.

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/china-surveillance-technology-muslims/567443/

China Is Going to Outrageous Lengths to Surveil Its Own Citizens

New tech—including drones disguised as birds—can be a nightmare for Muslims in particular.

Show threadTomii

@cultured Goes well with the Stasi birdhouse camera.

https://withberlinlove.com/2012/04/30/the-stasi-museum/

https://idlethumbs.social/media/EilywI9ezcXq0qC4lhk

The Stasi Museum - Berlin Love

It is apt that the former headquarters of the secret police in East Berlin now houses The Stasi Museum, which lifts the lid on their shady activities.

Berlin Love
Aug 21, 2018 at 2:14pmWeb
Show threadbrian longtinAug 21, 2018

@tomii haha, the quaintness of good old fashioned state surveillance.

I feel like the button camera on that same page is so cool it's almost Retro Hipster Big Brother.