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Two Universities in Anhui and Henan Purchase AI Classroom Monitoring Systems to Track Teacher and Student Performance

11.10 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·China

Procurement documents for AI classroom patrol systems at Anhui Vocational College of Commerce and Trade and Zhengzhou Normal University in 2025 have recently sparked concern: the systems monitor student attendance rates, head-up rates, and desk-leaning rates, analyze the political leanings and sensitive words in teachers' classroom speech, and automatically trigger screenshots for evidence collection and inclusion in priority monitoring lists when thresholds are met.

Residential community in Shenzhen advises residents to leave before APEC, those staying face home visits by officials and electronic seals

11.10 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·Shenzhen

A residential committee in a Shenzhen community suggested in a group chat that residents go out for trips from November 17 to 19, stating that those who remain at home will be visited by party and government personnel during specific periods. Empty apartments will have electronic seals with chips placed on their doors, which will trigger an alarm upon opening, and residents must be accompanied by staff to return home. The APEC meeting is being held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19.

Tiananmen Square security upgraded: three ID card swipes required for entry; netizen reports being questioned by police after screen displayed 'Please undergo security check'

11.09 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·Beijing

A netizen reported that entering Tiananmen Square now requires swiping an ID card three times. The screen displayed 'Please undergo security check' instead of 'Please proceed.' A police officer approached to ask about the netizen's occupation, major, and school, and warned them not to bring prohibited items and to 'follow the rules.'

Taiwanese vlogger posts video complaining about mainland SIM card being suspended for no reason and customer service passing the buck

11.09 ·Reported ·Importance I ·Sources 1 ·Chongqing

On November 9, a Taiwanese vlogger posted a video claiming that their mobile phone card, registered in Chongqing, was suspended for no reason. When they contacted customer service in Xiamen to have it unblocked, they were told they must go to a Chongqing service hall to handle it, and questioned the customer service for reading from a script and passing the buck.

Henan University of Economics and Law Implements Facial Recognition and Location-Based Attendance with Checks for Circumvention Tool IPs

11.08 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·Zhengzhou

Since the beginning of this semester, Henan University of Economics and Law has required students to sign in for every class using facial recognition and location tracking. The system also identifies the IP address, network environment, and device information at the time of sign-in, including proxy IPs and IPs from tools for circumventing the Great Firewall. It has been verified that those using tools to sign in on behalf of others will be directly marked as absent, and those with severe absenteeism may face expulsion.

Netizens in many places receive 12340 social sentiment survey calls

11.06 ·Reported ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·China

Recently, netizens in many places posted on social media platforms that they had received calls from 12340, the national social sentiment and public opinion survey hotline, where staff asked about their satisfaction with local public security and their daily living conditions.

Honor HiView Log Component Exposed for Monitoring App Usage and Supporting Remote Packet Capture and Debugging

11.05 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·China

A behavioral analysis report of the Honor HiView four-piece APK suite submitted by a netizen shows that its log component can read the list of installed apps, track usage duration, receive cloud pushes, execute debug commands, and capture network traffic, with the upload module containing a device serial number field; another module can determine whether an operation is an automated script based on operational data.

Multiple universities introduce AI classroom monitoring systems to track student engagement, with Jiangnan University covering 462 classrooms

11.05 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·Wuxi

On November 5, The Paper reported that universities including Jiangnan University, Heilongjiang University, Wenzhou University, and Northeast Forestry University have introduced AI classroom patrol systems to monitor attendance rates and student engagement (head-up rates). Jiangnan University's system covers 462 classrooms, has analyzed over 120,000 class hours, and automatically sends alerts for abnormal classroom situations, while Southern Medical University uses AI to grade classes.

Foshan Women and Children's Hospital Exposed for Imposing Blanket Exit-Entry Restrictions on Ordinary Staff

11.05 ·Reported ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·Foshan

According to a netizen's report, the Foshan Women and Children's Hospital has implemented a blanket exit-entry restriction on ordinary staff who are not involved in classified work or middle management. Employees were disciplined for applying for travel documents without approval, and a corresponding penalty system was established. This is alleged to be in violation of the Passport Law and the Exit and Entry Administration Law.

Zhaobang Technology's Mass Emotion Detection System Exposed

11.05 ·Reported ·Importance II ·Sources 1 ·China

According to netizen reports, the official website of Zhaobang Technology shows that it has developed a mass emotion detection system. By combining technologies from neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, mathematics, and sociology to analyze public sentiment, it is being criticized as a tool for monitoring the public.

Netizens' Reverse Engineering Reveals Anti-Fraud Screen Recording Database Built into Xiaomi Phones

11.04 ·Reported ·Importance IV ·Sources 2 ·China

On November 4, 2026, X user kiraequal performed ADB dynamic forensics and DEX reverse engineering on a locked-bootloader Xiaomi 13 Pro (HyperOS 3.0). They discovered that the system's Security Center contains a built-in anti-fraud database named 'fraud_detection_data.db', where the 'voip_record' table involves silent screen recording logs of QQ and WeChat voice and video calls. [Follow-up · November 4, 2026] On November 4, X user KiraEqual posted after disassembling a Xiaomi 13 Pro running HyperOS 3.0, stating that the pre-installed anti-fraud component can record screens, record audio, and log network call details without triggering any authorization pop-ups. Another researcher verified that on some models, screen recording covers the entire screen, and even after turning off the protection switch, the screenshot time is still recorded.

Universities in Multiple Regions Force Students to Participate in Local People's Congress Representative Elections

11.04 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·China

Recently, universities in Jilin and other regions have required students to attend and vote in local district and county People's Congress representative elections. It is stipulated that abstention is not allowed, and leave is not granted for off-campus internships. There are people guiding students to mark circles or crosses next to candidates, and taking photos is prohibited. Students have posted online to complain.

Businesses in Suining Close En Masse to Avoid Quality Inspections

11.04 ·Reported ·Importance III ·Sources 1 ·Suining, Sichuan

On November 4, individual business owners and merchants in the hardware, building materials, and electromechanical industries in various parts of Suining, Sichuan, closed their shops en masse to avoid the quality supervision inspections and special 3C certification spot checks that began in November. Many shops along the streets remained closed.

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