Russian police are using facial recognition from three Russian providers to arrest anti-government protesters, according to a Reuters investigation last month (March 2023). Specifically, the three companies are Tevian, NtechLab, and VisionLabs:
The Moscow metro has deployed algorithms from three Russian companies, according to a 2021 news release on the city of Moscow’s website. These firms are Tevian, an artificial intelligence company founded by staff at Moscow State University; NtechLab, which from 2018 was part-owned by Russian defence firm Rostec State Corp; and VisionLabs, owned by Russia’s largest mobile operator, MTS, and headquartered in the Netherlands.
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