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…
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Surprises in China’s ongoing biometric surveillance of its Uyghurs
Chinese surveillance system maker Dahua is responding to an industry trade publication that allegedly found evidence Dahua systems are at…
Hikvision security camera deployments come under scrutiny in New Zealand
The use of Hikvision security cameras is being reviewed by some organizations in New Zealand, following the UK recently rolling…
‘Digital asbestos’: UK government departments are rolling back on contracts with Hikvision
Campaigners are increasing the pressure for the UK government to take action on Chinese state-affiliated surveillance equipment suppliers such as…
Identifying ethnicity problematic so scientists write ‘race recognition’ code
An unusually diverse team of researchers say they have created the better human race recognition system. There has been some…
It sounds like the US has Hikvision’s attention
In a surprising move, a Chinese maker of video and biometric surveillance systems and under sanction by the U.S. government…
SenseTime relies on investor rebalance for $767M Hong Kong IPO relaunch
Chinese facial recognition provider SenseTime has relaunched its US$767 million IPO after retracting its listing in light of being added to…
Megvii, CloudWalk, Yitu to join SenseTime on US investment blacklist
U.S. investors are to be barred from investing in eight more Chinese firms alleged to be involved in abuses in…
Biometric mass surveillance pitched in alleged Huawei company materials
Huawei’s involvement in tracking Chinese citizens has come under renewed scrutiny regarding the use of biometric identification systems. The Washington…
Chinese province to use facial recognition to track foreign journalists and others
Chinese firm Neusoft, backed by Huawei’s cloud services, has won a tender from the government of China’s central Henan province…
