UPDATE 1-Chinese tech patents tools that can detect, track Uighurs
By Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation 6 Min Read (Adds Huawei comment in paras 22-24) BERLIN, Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Chinese technology giants have registered patents for tools that can detect, track and monitor Uighurs in a move human rights groups fear could entrench oppression of the Muslim minority. The series of patents, filed as far back as 2017, were unearthed by IPVM, a video surveillance research firm. In a report published on Tuesday, IPVM reveals a cluster of patents for systems that could be used to analyse images for the presence of Uighurs, and hook in...
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