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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Hern UK technology editor

Chinese security firm advertises ethnicity recognition technology while facing UK ban

Hikvision security cameras for sale at an electronics mall in Beijing
Hikvision security cameras for sale at an electronics mall in Beijing in May 2019. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

A Chinese security camera company has been advertising ethnicity recognition features to British and other European customers, even while it faces a ban on UK operations over allegations of involvement in ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang.

In a brochure published on its website, Hikvision advertised a range of features that it said it could provide in collaboration with the UK startup FaiceTech.

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