Making Connections: The Perfect Match By Ken Liu

Making Connections: “The Perfect Match” Assignment

“The Perfect Match” by Ken Liu illustrates flaws in society that could potentially bring about its downfall; one of which includes the misuse of surveillance technology. In the article, “Not Big Brother, but close: a surveillance expert explains some of the ways we're all being watched, all the time”, by Ausma Bernot, a connection can be made between how Centillion and current governments, such as China, use surveillance to constantly monitor and control citizens.

After being apprehended by Centillion for trying to bring down the corporation, Sai and Jenny wonder where their plan went wrong. The CEO of Centillion, Christian Rinn, responds by explaining how “the right algorithms were triggered”

Both Centillion and the Chinese government possess technology that has the capacity to control its citizens through the exploitation of surveillance. It is not unusual for technology to be used to record citizens, but using constant surveillance to detect vibrations and human emotion is a tactic used by both of these groups to maintain control over society. Like Centillion, the Chinese government uses technology to track the movements of those they consider to be a threat, such as minorities. Similarly, when Sai and Jenny become a threat to Centillion, Rinn focuses surveillance on them to stop them. As demonstrated, Centillion uses surveillance to track Sai and Jenny's movements in the same way that China uses technology to monitor its minorities. To continue, both groups argue that their intentions behind using technology are pure; to maintain the wellness of society. China claiming its surveillance is used to reduce crime is the same as Rinn arguing that Centillion’s intrusive use of technology is used to catch criminals. Both Centillion and China defend their usage of constant surveillance by hiding behind a noble cause and therefore painting themselves to be heroes to