Police officers watch screens showing areas monitored by security cameras in Urumqi, capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang. The latest methods of surveillance in the restive region are based on facial recognition, a source said. Photo: AFP
China said to be testing facial recognition system to monitor Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region
Alert project said to link security cameras to a database of persons of interest to authorities and track their movements, source says
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Human rights in China
Police officers watch screens showing areas monitored by security cameras in Urumqi, capital of northwestern China's Xinjiang. The latest methods of surveillance in the restive region are based on facial recognition, a source said. Photo: AFP