38 NORTH SPECIAL REPORT - Digital Surveillance in North Korea - Moving Toward a Panopticon State

It was formed in 2020 from the Ministry of People’s Security and is akin to the hold, they could severely threaten the survival of the North Korean leadership and system. [...] North Korea was one of the first countries in the world to seal its borders in early 2020 and became one of While much of the early work revolved around the academic sector, an increasing the last to reopen them in 2023. [...] The poor electricity situation and low network marital status, nationality and blood type, and printed on the plastic card alongside a photo of the connectivity will hamper the ability of the state to build a surveillance network holder. [...] The positioning of the camera and nature of the North Korean system of surveillance North Koreans are required to show their ID cards at state checkpoints and in many interactions make it likely that the cameras are just as much about monitoring the teacher and what with authorities. [...] The label on the bottom of the monitor in the foreground reads Sunflower (해바라기), which is likely a brand name but could refer to the name of the production monitoring system.