Two weeks ago, a band of masked protesters dramatically toppled one 'smart' sensor-packed lamp post and damaged 19 others -- not in retribution for past oppression, but for fear that it might spy on them in the future.
Hong Kong Throughout history, protesters worldwide have torn down statues of dictators. In Hong Kong, they targeted lamp posts.
See Hong Kong protesters form human chain across city 01:34Feeling watched There are already tens of thousands of mechanical eyes watching and recording streets and buildings in Hong Kong, but most public surveillance cameras aren't designed to identify people. And while any high-quality camera can feed images into a database that might eventually be used to identify people, Hong Kong's privacy ordinance instructs operators to delete footage as soon as possible.
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