The Chinese government is developing Orwellian surveillance technology to predict crimes or terrorist attacks before they take place by tapping into the thoughts of its citizens. The Big Brother technology is known as ‘Predictive policing’ and was actually born in the United States, but China is poised to emerge as a leader in the field. Sputnik news reports: Data on where people go, who they see, what they look at online, at home and at work, any financial transactions they make and their hobbies will be analyzed and used by the government to spot any irregular behavioral patterns and identify potential terrorists or protest. China Is About to Get Even Better at Predicting Dissent https://t.co/sOvMFnLu57 by @DefTechPatpic.twitter.com/CmC03Kx1B7 — Defense One (@DefenseOne) March 8, 2016 According to a Defense One report: “Beijing is building software to predict instability before it arises, based on volumes of data mined from Chinese citizens about their jobs, pastimes and habits.” The technology known as “predictive policing” has been developed by the United States and will feed into existing research in China into artificial intelligence technologies used to identify people on surveillance cameras. “Predictive policing” alerts police and military units before a crime takes place so that soldiers and officers can be deployed ahead of the crime, or act, including [...]