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Unsecured Chinese Police Dashboard Reveals Journalists’ Travel Data

5/25/2026

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A cybersecurity researcher found an unsecured Chinese police dashboard listing personal data of nearly all foreign journalists in Beijing.
NetAskari accessed a test version of Zhangjiakou’s tracking system, confirming it records train carriage, seat numbers and facial-recognition images of foreign journalists.
In 2025 Shanghai Putuo Public Security Bureau awarded a $200,000 contract for a Holistic Personnel Archive System based on a 2019 Hisense patent.

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A cybersecurity researcher found an unsecured Chinese police dashboard listing personal data of nearly all foreign journalists in Beijing.
NetAskari accessed a test version of Zhangjiakou’s tracking system, confirming it records train carriage, seat numbers and facial-recognition images of foreign journalists.
In 2025 Shanghai Putuo Public Security Bureau awarded a $200,000 contract for a Holistic Personnel Archive System based on a 2019 Hisense patent.