The Programmable State: The e-CNY and China's Quest for Smarter Surveillance Posted by hn_acker on Thursday April 17, 2025 @07:19PM from the lawfaremedia.org dept. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-programmable-state--the-e-cny-and-china-s-quest-for-smarter-surveillance ( 2 comments | on HN )
worth to note that China is also using batteries for surveillance
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43714262