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Earlier this month, a number of media outlets reported that Huawei is testing facial-recognition technology that could set off what has been described as an Uighur alarm to the Chinese government when it recognises someone from the minority group.
There have been widespread reports over several years that the Uighur community has been subject to persecution in China, including being placed in large-scale internment camps. This month allegations emerged that China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into labour for cotton production.
Danish journalist Henrik Moltke tweeted two days ago that he raised the issue with Huawei’s vice president of communications for Denmark, Tommy Zwicky. Moltke indicated that Zwicky told him he was unable to explain it, and had resigned, although Zwicky s post was later deleted:
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Top Huawei PR executive quits after reports of company aiding China in Uyghur surveillance?
The resignation of Huawei Denmark s communications VP follows reports that the Chinese tech giant was involved in the surveillance of Muslim Uyghurs.
Akarsh Verma | December 16, 2020 | Updated 21:26 IST
Highlights
Huawei Denmarks communication VP has resigned due to the companys role in developing an Uyghur alarm used by China in Xinjiang.
The software could send automated Uyghur alarms to the authorities when its camera systems identified people of Uyghur ethnicity.
The information was brought to light by American surveillance research firm IPVM.
Tommy Zwicky who was working as the Chinese firm s vice president for communications in Denmark for more than six months has quit. His resignation comes after internal Huawei documents were made public, which talked about an Uyghur alarm system that Huawei had worked on with a Chinese firm Megvii that specialises in facial-reco
Top Huawei PR executive quits after reports of company aiding China in Uyghur surveillance
Top Huawei PR executive quits after reports of company aiding China in Uyghur surveillance
The resignation of Huawei Denmark s communications VP follows reports that the Chinese tech giant was involved in the surveillance of Muslim Uyghurs.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Huawei Denmark’s communication VP has resigned due to the company’s role in developing an Uyghur alarm” used by China in Xinjiang.
The software could send automated “Uyghur alarms” to the authorities when its camera systems identified people of Uyghur ethnicity.
The information was brought to light by American surveillance research firm IPVM.