Facial recognition, digital ID firms land on DOD’s list of Chinese military companies
The U.S. Department of Defense always marks the start of a new year by updating its list of Chinese companies…
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Scottish councils, police defend widespread use of Hikvision cameras
Hikvision security cameras are widely used in Scotland’s public CCTV networks and other facilities run by local governments and businesses,…
Taiwan warns citizens against obtaining Chinese ID cards
The government of Taiwan is warning its citizens against applying for documents in Mainland China, fearing that the country could…
Dahua distances itself from Xinjiang biometric surveillance by cancelling contracts
Biometric surveillance camera-maker Dahua has announced that it and its subsidiaries have cancelled contracts for five projects with local governments…
Chinese spycams back under the tree?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner He knows if you’ve been good or bad – but…
Hikvision cancels 5 biometric surveillance contracts in Xinjiang
While some are steeling themselves for the second term of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump in fear of potential human…
China testing AI-powered police-ball that looks like a battle droid
The terminators and battle droids of science fiction are drawing ever closer to becoming non-fiction. In China, law enforcement agencies…
Shanghai cracks down on facial recognition use by businesses
City authorities in China are seeing the first results of its crackdown on the misuse of facial recognition systems by…
Cameroon live facial recognition project still trying to identify a banker
The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, last week directed his government to source for money from a Chinese bank for…
SenseTime restructuring shifts focus from FRT to genAI
Time is up for SenseTime’s facial recognition business, at least as part of its core, with the company restructuring to…
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