Want To See Your Dystopian Future? Look at China

South Koreans are worried about the surveillance state. At a recent conference that was supposed to be about protests — such as pro-democracy demonstrations and the #MeToo movement — journalists invariably asked me one question: How do we maintain democracy in an age when governments and companies are collecting ever more data on everything we do?

They’re right to be concerned. If people don’t recognize the danger, they might eventually be unable to protest at all.