More reports that Hikvision, Nvidia still involved in China ethnic surveillance
There is a new account about how China’s Hikvision biometric surveillance firm continues to specifically target that nation’s Uyghur population…
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Megvii still wants IPO; execs filing $840M offering
Having unsuccessfully tried twice before to float an IPO, Chinese AI and biometrics firm Megvii is preparing its third try,…
Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics
In China, authorities are making notable use of biometrics and AI in policing and security, with potential implications for human…
Surveillance states: life in the facial recognition spotlight in China, Iran and India
Police activity following November’s anti COVID-19 policy protests in China suggest they are using new surveillance techniques. Concerns are increasing…
China’s political biometric ID surveillance grows in scope and tech
A surveillance systems company unfamiliar outside its native China is coming into view as Beijing pushes biometrics recognition into more…
US blacklists Tiandy Technologies as Intel washes its hands
Tiandy Technologies, one of the largest video surveillance suppliers in the world, joins its surveillance compatriots Dahua and Hikvision on…
Facial recognition powers domestic operations for China’s growing surveillance state
So far, protesters calling for change in the Chinese government have yet to face the tanks and guns that were…
Unflattering spotlight grows brighter on Chinese biometric surveillance firms
The pressure campaign to get Chinese facial recognition firm Tiandy Technologies on a sanctions or export control list has not…
US renews warning about Chinese biometric technology for a world audience
In December 2020, the U.S. Homeland Security Department warned that buying biometric systems from China is “a grave threat.” Almost…
Biometrics play starring role in ambitious plans for Mastercard and FIDO Alliance
A new specification for biometric payment cards has been met by Thales and G+D to the approval of Mastercard, which…
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