The rush to create the highest megapixel count in professional cameras has carried over into surveillance technology to frightening effect. For some context, some of the most expensive CCTV technology available caps at around 8 megapixels (8 million pixels).

"Troublingly, China has taken its invasive facial recognition-enabled mass snooping infrastructure to new heights by targeting the oppressed Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang province, including tracking members of the community and mapping their relations with friends and family."