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"Automated Racism": China's Hikvision still sells Uyghur-tracking surveillance cameras, powered by America's Nvidia (ipvm.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 0x815@feddit.de to c/technology

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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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[–] Heresy_generator@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's a stretch to blame NVIDIA for someone buying their hardware off of a shelf and using it for something shitty. It'd be like blaming Sony if it was found that child abuse rings prefer to use their cameras.

[–] argv_minus_one 22 points 1 year ago

That was pretty much IBM's excuse, if I recall correctly. Then it turned out IBM execs were well aware of who was buying their equipment and for what purpose…

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah this really is an on Nvidia, it's like someone buying a TV and then watching torture or something on it.