A saleswoman introduces human identification technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision on a monitor at Security China 2018 in Beijing. Photo: AP A saleswoman introduces human identification technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision on a monitor at Security China 2018 in Beijing. Photo: AP
A saleswoman introduces human identification technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision on a monitor at Security China 2018 in Beijing. Photo: AP
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Here’s what you need to know about Hikvision, the camera maker behind China’s mass surveillance system

  • Hikvision has been a supplier to hundreds of government-led surveillance projects in major cities including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Urumqi

Topic |   China technology
Iris Deng
Iris Deng

Updated: 6:31am, 7 Feb, 2019

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A saleswoman introduces human identification technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision on a monitor at Security China 2018 in Beijing. Photo: AP A saleswoman introduces human identification technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision on a monitor at Security China 2018 in Beijing. Photo: AP
A saleswoman introduces human identification technology from state-owned surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision on a monitor at Security China 2018 in Beijing. Photo: AP
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