[7] In December 2005, the authorities launched the China Grid Computing Center was officially formed to lead and manage the CNGrid.
[5] The number of grid-style social management people is regulated to ensure it is three times the size of local governments in human resources.
[6] The grid-style social management system is connected to the authorities' CCTV cameras and police databases to achieve enhanced surveillance.
[5] Some scholars have also expressed their concerns regarding the right to personal privacy, and the potential risks of giving untrained individuals extralegal authority.
[7] Humanitarian NGOs are also concerned about the implementation of the grid-style social management system in regions such as Tibet where the Chinese government has been historically oppressive.
[1] The situation also became critical in Xinjiang where humanitarian NGOs have reported that a biological database to track Uyghurs's DNA had been developed by the authorities and integrated within its grid-style surveillance system.