World Bank accused of unknowingly funding China’s biometric surveillance in Xinjiang
Was China’s surveillance state built with World Bank loans? According to official procurement documents, China tried to use the World…
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Chinese government defends biometric surveillance in Xinjiang saying 13,000 terrorism arrests made
Chinese authorities say in a new white paper they have arrested 13,000 terrorists in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in…
Hikvision providing nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras for surveillance system in Xinjiang
Hikvision is supplying nearly one thousand facial recognition cameras to the Chinese government to be installed at the entrances of…
China expands biometric collection program in Xinjiang
Authorities in China’s Xinjiang region are gathering DNA samples, fingerprints, iris scans and blood types from all residents between ages…
Chinese government and biometrics suppliers respond to U.S. Entity List expansion
State publication China Daily reports expert opinion that the addition of 33 new companies, including five biometrics providers, to the U.S….
Biometrics providers among Chinese companies added to U.S. Entity List for rights abuses
Biometrics firms are again prominent among new companies based in China added to the U.S. Government’s Entity List, restricting their…
CloudWalk raises $250M and plans IPO as biometrics firms flourish in China during pandemic response
CloudWalk has raised RMB 1.8 billion (US$254 million) in funding from a group of provincial and municipal funds in China to…
UK government and universities work with Chinese state institutions to advance face biometrics
A publicly-funded facial recognition research project that includes the UK Home Office and Scotland Yard does work paid for in…
Megvii to refile for lapsed blockbuster biometrics IPO in Hong Kong by end of March
Although currently still on a U.S. blacklist, biometrics unicorn Megvii is refiling for the Hong Kong IPO, writes Reuters, after…
Biometric surveillance system demand will drive global facial recognition market to $12B by 2025
The global facial recognition market is estimated to surpass $12 billion by 2025, according to a recent report by Adroit…
