- India's capital territory Delhi will install surveillance cameras in all of its classrooms after a spate of violent incidents.
- Several schools in Kolkata this month also adopted technology that allows parents to track their children's whereabouts using
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India will install cameras in classrooms amid a rise of surveillance measures in Asia
In China, surveillance systems are even more integrated into daily life.
India's capital territory Delhi will install surveillance cameras in all of its classrooms after a spate of violent incidents, a decision that comes as increased surveillance measures sweep across Asia.
Kejriwal said in a tweet last week that he believed surveillance in schools would make the "whole system transparent and accountable."
Kejriwal said it also designed to ensure kid's safety, as India has dealt with several high-profile violent crimes within its school systems.
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In September, Delhi police arrested a school security guard for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl inside a classroom. Days later, a seven-year-old boy in a school in a nearby province was found dead.
Several schools in Kolkata have also adopted technology this month that allows parents to track their children's whereabouts using radio frequency ID tags.
Government members have also proposed adding CCTV cameras to hospitals to monitor activity.
Critics have called India's increased surveillance measures "dystopian" and have said that the CCTV programs in schools facilitate the creation of a "surveillance state" in India.
Surveillance in Asia is growing
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Surveillance systems are becoming more prevalent in Asia.
In 2004, radio frequency surveillance to track student's locations were introduced in Osaka, Japan. Dubai has begun using the same technology to notify parents when children get on and off school buses, according to the Economist.
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A major surveillance livestreaming platform called Qihoo 360 shut down last month after people voiced privacy concerns. The streaming program
Xinjiang in northwest China reportedly began testing facial-recognition surveillance systems last week. The program alerts
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