Despite assurances for years that Hikvision has stopped minority analytics, just 7 months ago local PRC authorities awarded a $6 million contract that explicitly requires Hikvision analytics to identify Uyghurs (维族), powered by NVIDIA hardware, security specialist IPVM says.

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      It’s a stretch to blame NVIDIA for someone buying their hardware off of a shelf and using it for something shitty. It’d be like blaming Sony if it was found that child abuse rings prefer to use their cameras.

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        That was pretty much IBM’s excuse, if I recall correctly. Then it turned out IBM execs were well aware of who was buying their equipment and for what purpose…

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      I’m surprised you hadn’t heard of them before. They’re the largest security camera manufacturer in the world, rebranded under a bunch of different brand names. It’s likely you walk past many of their security cameras every day. The majority of security cameras are either Hikvision or Dahua.

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    Now if HikVision was only to show all the proud racists where their ancestors are really from…