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Chinese Surveillance System Tracks Foreign Journalists Including Israelis Using Advanced AI
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By יענקי פרבר
First reported by Mako · Aug 2, 2026
What happened
A Chinese police surveillance platform tracked over 300 foreign journalists and other foreign nationals, including Israelis, using advanced AI to monitor real-time movements and personal data. Researcher Mark Hooper discovered his own information in the database, which was taken offline in May 2024.
- 01Chinese authorities monitored over 300 foreign journalists and numerous foreign nationals within China.
- 02The surveillance system tracked real-time movements and personal data using AI without public oversight.
- 03Mark Hooper, a journalist, found his own personal data in the exposed database.
- 04The platform included data on individuals from Israel and other countries China labels as "key states."
- 05Data collected included travel history, hospital visits, fuel payments, and social connections via surveillance cameras.
- 06The system was taken offline in May 2024 after months of data extraction by Hooper.
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