North Korea is intensifying its surveillance efforts by implementing surveillance cameras in schools and workplaces, as well as collecting biometric data such as fingerprints and photographs from its citizens. This move, driven by technology, aims to closely monitor the population and limit private activities.
The country's digital surveillance tools, a combination of Chinese imports and domestically developed software, threaten to diminish the limited spaces where North Koreans engage in private business, access foreign media, and criticize the government discreetly.
