"Not Welcome in the UK": Hikvision Protested At London Roadshow

•Published Apr 13, 2022 12:23 PM

A recent Hikvision UK event was met by activists waiving signs that read "No Hikvision" and "ban Chinese state-owned CCTV", with one protestor telling IPVM "technology that enables genocide is not welcome in the UK".

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**** ***** *** ***** **** *** PRC ************ *** ***** * ****** protest **** *** ***** ****** ******. While *** ***** *******'* ********* ****** is *******, *** ***** ********* ******* PR ************ *** ********* ** *** UK, ***** ** *** * *********** presence.

Protestors **********: *** ******* ***** *** **** ****** ********

*** ******* **** ***** ** ***** 24 ** ************ ******* **** ********** ********** *******, ******. *** ********* took ****: **** **** ******* *********** ******* *****, ***** *** ***************** *** ********* *** ***** ***** February, *** *** ******** ****** ********,* "********** ********" ** "******** ********* of *** ****** ***** ********* ******* Uyghurs". **** *** ******* ***** ***** overviews *** *******:

Protest ******: ******** **** "**'* ***** *** ********* *****"

*** ******* ***** ******** ****** *****, first **** *****,*********** "** *** ** **** ******* for ******* ******* *****-***** **** **** passers-by + ****! ** ***** *** conference ******** **** ** **’* ***** use ********* *****."

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Flyer ***** *** "****** ******* ********"

*** ****** ****** *** ** *** activists *** ** **** *****, **** one ******* *** "************ ******* ****** to ****** ******* ********"; ** ******** 2021, ********* ******** ********* "******** ************" ******* ******* *********** crimes ******* ********.

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Hikvision ****** "******** ****"

******* ***** ****** ****** **** ****"********* ** ***** ** *** ******* government" ***** ******** ****** ********* ** ** ****** ******:

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** ***, *** ******* *****'**** ********* *********** ******** **** *,*** **********.

Protesters ******* ** *******

*** ********** ******* ** *********'* ********** in ****** ****** ******* *******. **** Hurfurt, *** ******* *****'* **** ** Research *** **************, **** ** *** video **** ********* ** ********* ** products "** ** **** ** *** streets ** **** *******" **** *** "used ** ******* *** ********* ****** minorities ** *****":

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********* ** ****** ** **** ********* its **** ************ ******** ** **** country.Hikvision ******** *** ************** *** *** **** ************ *** ****** ******* ******** **** *** *********** ** *** ******* ****** against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang. They have products for facial detection, thermal cameras, AI powered surveillance all in there. Hikvision is marketing their line of algorithm and AI powered products to be used ** *** ******* ** **** *******. These products are used to surveil and persecute ****** ********** ** *****. [emphasis added]

******* *********, ********** *** **** ****** Genocide, **** ********* ******* *** "*** same ******* **** ** *** ****** genocide":

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********* ******* *** **** ** ***** out ** **** ****** ****** ** the **. ****'**the **** ******* **** ** *** ****** ******** to monitor Uyghurs both in the region and in the concentration camps. In the Uyghur region they're used to monitor the food that people buy, the shops they go, how much they pray, who they speak to, and that information is then used to incarcerate them in mass numbers [emphasis added]

*********'* ******** ********** *** *********, **** the ******* ******* ******* ********* ** build *** ******* **** ************** ************ *********** ********* ************** ** ************** ************* *****.

** ********,********* *** ****** "*** *** ********* ** *************" abuse ***** ****** ****** ********* ****** ******** ********* **** *** UK's *** ************ ******** ***** *** Xinjiang ********, ******** ** ** "************ sensitive ***********".

"It's **** ** ******** *** **"

**** ******* ** *** ******* ***** told **** **** *** **** ** the ******* *** "** **** ** clear **** ********** **** ******* ******** is *** ******* ** *** **" and *** *** ** ** "****** the **" *** *** ********* "*** good":

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*** ******* ***** ********* *********'* ******** to **** ** ***** **** ********** that ******* ******** ** *** ******* in *** **. **** ************ ******* is ******** ****** ** *** *********** and ********** ** *** ****** ****** and ** **** ** **** ** inform ********* ********* ******* ***** *** company's **** ***** ****** ******.It's **** ** ******** *** ** *** ****** *******-***** ***** **** *** ****. [emphasis added]

** ***, ***** ** ** ********** that *** ** ********** ***** ** following *** **,********* * *********/***** *************** * '***** ****** ******'** *************** ****** ****.

Impact ********

** **** ********** ******* ** * one-off, ** **** ****** ** ********* but ** *** ******** ******** ********* it **** ** * **** ** problem *** ********* **, ********** ** they *** **** ** ******* *** protest ****** *********** **** ** *****. Hurtfurt, ** *** ******* *****, **** IPVM "**'** ****** ** ** **** for ****" *** ***** "**'** * small ****" *** "*'* *** **** on ****** ********":

*'* *** **** ** ****** ******** - **'** * ***** **** ** need ** ******** ********/******* ** **** potential **** ** ****, *** ** enough ** ** *** **** ** have *** ******* ** **** ** impact - **'** ****** ** ** more *** **** *** * ***'* say **** **** *** *********!

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********* ****'* ******* ** ****'* ******* request, ** **** *******, ** **** update.

Comments (1)

Charles Rollet

•Aug 18, 2022

******: *** ********* ****** ***** ******* protest ** ********* ** ** **** yesterday, ****** *** * ******* **** Hikvision ** ********* ************** ******; ******* ********* ** ***** ******** to ****:

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**** ***** ******** ****** ** ********** ****** ********* *** "******* ** every ****" *** **** "******* ******** from *** ********":

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

Video Player

*** **** ***** ****************"****'** **** ******** *** **** ** communication **** ** ** **'** ***** to **** ****** ****, **** **********, and **'** ***** ** ** **** again *******".

**** ***** ***** *********** ********** **** "**** ** ****** ******* for ***** ********** ****** **** ****** keen ** **** ** ** *** several **** ******* ***** ** *********'* links ** ***** ****** ******":

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******** ** *** ******** ***** ** stop ** ****** ** **** *** to *** ********* ************ *** *** doors ** *** ******** **** ******.
**** *** *********** *** ****lots ** ****** ******* *** ***** ********** ****** **** ****** **** ** **** ** ** and several were already ***** ** *********'* ***** ** ***** ****** ******.
**-*** **** ********* *** ******* ** speak ** **. *****. [******** *****]

****** ***** "** *****'* ***** **" and "** *******" ********* ** ******* human ****** ****** "*** *** ***** in *** **":

**'** ***** ******** *** **** ***** but ** *****'* ***** ** ****** to *** **** ** ****. *** position ** ****no ******* **** ***'* ******* ** ******* *** ****** *******'* ***** ** ***** ****** ****** and to a government that routinely uses technology to spy around the world, has *** ***** ** *** **. And it certainly shouldn't have it's cameras in public sector buildings up and down the country. [emphasis added]

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