One of the nearly 2.6 million surveillance cameras which have put Chongqing in southwestern China at the top of a list of the world’s most monitored cities. Photo: ShutterstockOne of the nearly 2.6 million surveillance cameras which have put Chongqing in southwestern China at the top of a list of the world’s most monitored cities. Photo: Shutterstock
One of the nearly 2.6 million surveillance cameras which have put Chongqing in southwestern China at the top of a list of the world’s most monitored cities. Photo: Shutterstock
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Cities in China most monitored in the world, report finds

  • London and Atlanta only non-Chinese cities to make the top 10 ranked by number of surveillance cameras
  • China on track to have one camera for every two people by 2020, report finds
Topic |   Surveillance
Phoebe Zhang
Phoebe Zhang

Updated: 1:59pm, 20 Aug, 2019

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One of the nearly 2.6 million surveillance cameras which have put Chongqing in southwestern China at the top of a list of the world’s most monitored cities. Photo: ShutterstockOne of the nearly 2.6 million surveillance cameras which have put Chongqing in southwestern China at the top of a list of the world’s most monitored cities. Photo: Shutterstock
One of the nearly 2.6 million surveillance cameras which have put Chongqing in southwestern China at the top of a list of the world’s most monitored cities. Photo: Shutterstock
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