Article 5BRQN Alibaba offered clients facial recognition to identify Uighur people, report reveals

Alibaba offered clients facial recognition to identify Uighur people, report reveals

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Helen Davidson in Taipei
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Software could be used to identify videos filmed and uploaded by Uighur person, says IVPM

The Chinese tech company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd offered facial recognition software to clients which can identify the face of a Uighur person, according to a new report.

The US-based surveillance industry research firm IVPM said on Thursday it had found the detection technology in Alibaba's Cloud Shield service, which offers content moderation for websites.

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