As I have written last year, Shanghai has installed many security check points in every metro station before the opening of Shanghai 2010 World Expo. Well, those so-called security measures are here to stay. World Expo has been over for many months now, but the scanners are staying. Yesterday, I was entering the metro station [...]
In the last two years, a network of tracking cameras, with a central computing centre, is being built out in Shanghai. Major arteries are covered, including highways, intersections, and even parking lot entrances of some shopping centres. Each lane of a road has been assigned a dedicated camera and a flash light, along with a [...]
In my previous post, I’ve said that you can sneak in anything in the Shanghai metro between five and seven o’clock in the morning, before the security check points employees start working. Well, you don’t have to be an early bird to do that. You can keep your bad-ass weapon in your pocket, or carry [...]
In preparation for the Shanghai Expo, security check points and scanners have been installed in all Shanghai metro stations. Every bag and luggage has to go through the scanner, slowing down the otherwise-already-jammed traffic, and making travelling by subway an annoying experience. But we feel more secure, right? Let’s say you are a terrorist and [...]