Video surveillance equipment on rise inside North Korea

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Video surveillance equipment on rise inside North Korea

Presence of CCTV units in public places appears to have greatly increased since 2017

Chad O'Carroll October 9, 2018

Video surveillance equipment on rise inside North Korea

NK News

Use of video surveillance technology appears to be on the sharp rise inside North Korea, a recent trip by NK News journalists to Pyongyang and photos taken from around the country suggests.

Closed-circuit television equipment was spotted installed in dozens of locations throughout Pyongyang, the September NK News visit showed, including factories, tourist attractions and hotel accommodations.

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Chad O'Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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