>"Invasive digital monitoring and community informants drive a system all too ready to classify Muslims in Ürümqi as extremists and terrorists."

They already exist in different parts of the world

Most importent Ürümqi city Police Database Reveals: How Chinese authorities collect millions of text messages, phone contacts, and call records, as well as e-commerce and banking records, from Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Invasive surveillance techniques watch for signs of religious enthusiasm, which are generally equated with extremism. Evidence that biometric data collected under the “Physicals for All” health program feeds into the police surveillance system. Police use community informants to collect massive amounts of information on Uyghurs in Ürümqi. Applying for asylum abroad can result in being classified as a terrorist, as part of an initiative to prevent the “backflow” of foreign ideas.