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Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by geowwy on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:33AM (#20817946) 

  > Marketing at its best, they want everyone to be fully aware of
  > their capabilities. Wouldn't be surprised if they were 
  > overstated, so as to keep citizens in check.
The marketing is aimed at foreign countries who might buy the technology.
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Re:China’s CCTV network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC r... by squarefoot on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @05:23AM (#20818151)
If some government buys this technology, they better demand full code -and data- disclosure, including any hardware design and firmware, because adding exceptions to skip certain individuals (spies?) or use it as a surveillance network that phones home local images hidden in updates would be less than trivial.
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