Dahua Selling Protestor / Banner Alarms, Deletes Evidence

Published May 30, 2023 13:18 PM

Political protests are quickly suppressed in the PRC, most famously with the recent Beijing Bridge Man banner. Dahua is offering a technological solution to this with AI analytics that automatically detect and report protest signs and protestors' faces to PRC police.

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IPVM also found Infinova lists cameras with this kind of analytics. IPVM is the first to report on the existence of this type of solution.

Dahua deleted all evidence shortly after IPVM reached out. For more on PRC alarms on protestors, journalists, and religious/ethnic minorities, see:

Neither Dahua nor Infinova responded to comment requests.

"Banner_Alarm" ** ** ********

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** *** ********** ****, **a ****** ******* * ****** ** ******** and lasts for a certain period of time, an ***** **** ** ********* [emphasis added]

指定区域内,检测到人举横幅且持续一定时间则产生报警

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Intended *** *** ***********

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Intended *** **** *******, *****, *****

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Targets ******* ***-*** ******

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Infinova, ****** **** **** *******

*** ******** ******* **** ******* "******** banner *********" (拉横幅检测) ************: ********-** *** ****** ********* ********-****-***-* *** ****** ******:

******* **** *********** ******** *********

* ********** ******** *****: ******** ******* from **** *********,unfurl ****** *********

支持丰富的智能分析功能

*项行为分析检测:高空抛物、拉横幅检测 [******** *****]

***** ******* *** ********* ***** **** analytics ***, ****** ***** ******* ***** ********* *********** ******* ****.

Protesting ** ***** **********

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*****, ********* * ****** ("拉横幅") ** frequently **** ** ******* ********** *.*. this**** ***** ******* *********** ****** ***** ********* *********** "****** teachers' ******** ********* ** *** ****" (依法保障教师待遇):

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**** ********, *****'* ****'* ****-******** ************ ********** * *** ********* * ****** in ******* ********* "** ***'* **** lockdowns, ** **** *******" (不要封控要自由). *** protestor *** ******** ** *** **** and ************** ****** *******.

PRC ******* **** *******

****** ** *** ** *** ******, where ******* ***** **** ** *** shapes *** *****, ** *** *** protest ***** ********* **** ***** *******, making ** ****** ** ***** ***** analytics **** *** ************* ****** ****. IPVM ******** ******** ************ *** ******** ** ********* ******* explicitly *** ******** **** *********:

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Hikvision **********

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  • ********* *** * **** ******** ** build * ****** ***** ******** *** risk ** **********/"***********" (信访人) ******** *******,********** *** **** ***** ********.

*******, *********'* ****** *** *** ******* by ***** *********, *******, **** ********* with ******** ****** ******* *** ******** protesters *** ************ "***********" (信访人), * group **** *********** ********** ** *** ***.

Dahua ******* ********

****** **** ******* *** ** *****, the "****** ******" (社会治安) ******** ****** the ********* ** "******** *******" (拉横幅):

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*******, ***** ******* *** ******** *** its ******* ******* ***** **** ******* out *** ********.*., "******** *******" (拉横幅) ** ****** appears. **** ******** **** *********** *** ***** *******.

**** ** ******* *** *** ***** which *** * ******* ** ******** evidence *** *** *** *******, *.*.***** ***** ** ******* ***** *******, Then ***** (****)********'* ****** ***** **** ***, ******* Evidence (****).

Dahua, ******** ** ********

******* ******** ***************** ** ******** ******** *** **** article. **** ***** ******* *** ** the ********* ** *** **** (*****) and *** **** (********), * ** 5 **** ****** ** *********.

******: ********'* ********* **** *** **** she ** "*** *****" ** ******* with ****** ****** ***** **** ** police *** ********'* *** ***** *** only *% ** ***** *******. ****, Infinova **** ***** $**** *** ** sales*** ****** **** ********** ***** $*.** ** sales.

**** *** **** ********* *****:

* ** *** ***** ** ***** of ***** ******* ** ******. ** general, ********’* ****** ***** ** ***** are **** *** (***** *% ** total *******).

***** *** **** *** ** "*** aware" ** ***** ** ******, ****** detection *** ** *** ***** (**** IPVM ***** ****) ******* ** *** law ***********. *** ***** ********'* ***** sales *** ***, **** **** *** or ******* ******* **** **** ********** could ** **** ** ***** ** protestors.

Comments (2)
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Charles Rollet
May 31, 2023

****** - ********'* ********* **** *** says *** ** "*** *****" ** cameras **** ****** ****** ***** **** to ****** *** ********'* *** ***** are **** *% ** ***** *******. Note, ******** **** ***** $**** *** in ******** ****** **** ********** ***** $*.** ** sales.

**** *** **** ********* *****:

* ** *** ***** ** ***** of ***** ******* ** ******. ** general, ********’* ****** ***** ** ***** are **** *** (***** *% ** total *******).

***** *** **** *** ** "*** aware" ** ***** ** ******, ****** detection *** ** *** ***** (**** IPVM ***** ****) ******* ** *** law ***********. *** ***** ********'* ***** sales *** ***, **** **** *** or ******* ******* **** **** ********** could ** **** ** ***** ** protestors.

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Charles Rollet
Dec 07, 2023

******: **** ************ ********* ***** ******* ****** ******:

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*** ****, ******** ***** "****** ******" *** ***** City ********.