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Hikvision is a leading provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and other emerging technologies, and is the world’s largest manufacturer of video surveillance products and solutions.
Hikvision Biometrics News
Georgia’s surveillance cameras under scrutiny amid anti-government protests
Over the past years, Georgia has installed more than 4,300 “smart” cameras on its streets. The surveillance networks – built…
| Jan 8, 2025 | Facial recognition, digital ID firms land on DOD’s list of Chinese military companiesThe U.S. Department of Defense always marks the start of a new year by updating its list of Chinese companies… |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Hikvision cancels 5 biometric surveillance contracts in XinjiangWhile some are steeling themselves for the second term of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump in fear of potential human… |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Hikvision reportedly laying off 1K staff in China amid effects of sanctionsChinese surveillance equipment manufacturer and facial recognition provider Hikvision is said to be facing economic knocks from U.S.-imposed sanctions which… |
| Oct 6, 2024 | Karachi launches safe city project with live vehicle, facial recognitionKarachi has launched the first phase of its Safe City Project, with five poles equipped with 25 surveillance cameras. A… |
| Jun 10, 2024 | UK could ban Hikvision CCTV cameras amid surging sales and security concernsChinese CCTV firm Hikvision could soon be banned from selling its products as former conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith… |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Chinese biometric surveillance developers Nuctech, Hikvision under scrutiny againChinese surveillance equipment maker Nuctech, which has been blacklisted in the U.S. and restricted in the European Union, is attracting… |
| Jul 26, 2023 | More reports that Hikvision, Nvidia still involved in China ethnic surveillanceThere is a new account about how China’s Hikvision biometric surveillance firm continues to specifically target that nation’s Uyghur population… |
| May 31, 2023 | Are Hikvision, Dahua security flaws aiding Russia?A nongovernmental organization being described as an investigative collective is adding to the warnings about the security of some Chinese… |
| May 22, 2023 | Scottish commissioner urges police to review risks of biometric surveillanceAn “immediately review the rights and risks of (police) biometric-enabled surveillance architecture,” says the Scottish biometrics commissioner. The commissioner, Brian… |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Facewatch to stop using Hikvision amid controversy over UK retail biometricsRetailers across the UK are increasingly turning to facial recognition technology to combat shoplifting amid a rise in thefts and… |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Chinese biometric surveillance camera vendors in West take cases to the media and courtsTo date, the reaction in China to mounting government actions toward its biometric surveillance industry has been comparatively muted. Here… |
| Feb 13, 2023 | UK government response to Biometrics Commissioner sidesteps tough questionsThe UK government says that it will carefully consider any recommendations on the use of biometric shared by INTERPOL and… |
| Feb 10, 2023 | No ISC West for Hikvision, Dahua in wake of ethics violationsThe Security Industry Association will not allow surveillance camera and facial recognition providers Dahua and Hikvision exhibit at the upcoming… |
| Nov 25, 2022 | UK government moves against Chinese-made security cameras in public sectorThe UK Government Security Group has instructed government departments to stop deploying security cameras provided by Chinese companies subject to… |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Biometric access control options grow with new partnership, launches and integrationsBiometrics are being built into an ever-increasing range of access control solutions, with the latest crop covering fingerprint, face and… |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Hikvision security camera deployments come under scrutiny in New ZealandThe use of Hikvision security cameras is being reviewed by some organizations in New Zealand, following the UK recently rolling… |
| Aug 5, 2022 | ‘Digital asbestos’: UK government departments are rolling back on contracts with HikvisionCampaigners are increasing the pressure for the UK government to take action on Chinese state-affiliated surveillance equipment suppliers such as… |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Myanmar expands facial recognition-ready surveillance ‘safe cities’Myanmar is creating five more ‘safe city’ surveillance schemes across the country using technology from the Chinese firms Dahua, Huawei… |
| Jun 15, 2022 | ‘Hope’ in the UK that Chinese surveillance cameras will be ripped out of public networksThe China biometric surveillance story gets grimmer with every investigation, report and news story. Angst is growing among some in… |
