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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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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have got to be kidding me. The company’s name is Hick Vision??

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, It is typically pronounced "hike-vision" though.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because some marketing person realized it was a really bad idea to call a company Hick Vision, but it was too late to stop the founders from doing so?

It's a Chinese name for a Chinese company.

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Just an English transliteration of part of their Chinese name "hǎi kāng wēi shì"

[–] dan@upvote.au 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.