Massive Leak Of Chinese VMS Provider Exposes Xinjiang Surveillance

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 “Muslim *******” *******

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SenseNets *******

*********, ** 深网视界 ** Chinese, ******* “*******-**** **** learning **********” ** ***** surveillance *******, “********** ** the ****** ******** *****,”********* ** ** ******** page ** *** *******. (********** ********** **** *** ****** China's ********.)

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** ***** **** ********* released ********* *********** ***** ******* ******* ****** ******** and ******** * ******* in * *** ******* thanks ** ****** *********** including ******** *** **** of *** *******'* ****:

SenseTime ***********

********* ********** ** ****** * ******* ***** 51% ** ******* *** provider********** **% ***********, * ****-***** ******* facial *********** ******* ********** ******** “*** *****’* **** highly ****** ** *******” (it ***  ****** ** $*.* *********** ****.)

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*** *********** ******* ********* and ********* ** ****** to ******* ********** ********* support *** **** ** their ********, *** **** not ******* ****** ***********. *** product ******* ** *** data **** *** *** provided ** *********… ********* itself **** *** **** customer ****…  ********* *** also ******* **** ******** measures **** ** **** anonymization *** **** **********.

****************, ******* ****** *********'* 'high ************' ****** ****, as * '**** ******* enterprise', **** ********* ******** now, ** * *** 2018 ******** *&* [**** no ****** *********]:

******* *** ********* **** certain *********** ** ***** concept ** **********. ********* has **** ************ *** technology ********** *** ******** depth. ** * **** economy **********, ******* ******* product ******* *** ************. The ****** **** *** on *** ***** ** friendly ************, [*******] **** still ********* **** ********* in ***** ******* ** the ******.

** **********, *********'* '**** requirements' ***** ** **** Netposa's ******* ****.

SenseNets ****** ******* **********

********* *****’* ******* *** provider *** *** ***** largest *** ******** ** the *****,********* ** *** *******, ****** ***. *** flagship *** ** ****** “PVG” ** ***** ***** Gateway [**** ** ****** available].

******* ***** **** ** its ******** **** ********* VMS ******** ** ******* police. ** * *&* session **** ********* ** 2018 [**** ** ****** available], ******* ******:

*** **** ******** ** the ******* ** ****** focused ** ****** ******** customers.

** *** **** *&*, NetPosa **** *** *** was **** ** ***** 3.5 ******* ******* **** by ******* ***********. ** contrast, **** *** ***** seen ******* **** ****** itself ** ***** *******.

******* ****** $*** ******* (*.** ******* ***) ** 2017*** $*** ******* (*.** billion ***) ** *** first ***** [**** ** longer *********]********** ****. ** ** highly **********, **** ** 2017 ****** ****** ** ~23%. *** ******* *** not *** ******** *** 2018 ****** *******.

No ****** ******** *********

**** ***** ** ******** disclosed ******** ********* ******* SenseNets ** ******* ** Xinjiang. *******, **** ******* exist, ** ********* ** the ********* ****.

Hikvision, ***** ** *********** *****

********** *** ********* **** won **** $* ******* projects ** ********, ** ***** ** evidence ** ******* / Sensenets ******* **** ***** or ********* ** ********. We ****** ** ******* since *********** ***** ***** projects *** ************ ******** or ******* **** *** Chinese ********.

Dismiss ***** *** *********

******* *** ********* *** companies ******, *******, ********** them ** * ********* 2018 ******** *&* [**** no ****** *********] **** as *************** ********* ** the *** *****:

*********, *****, *** ***** manufacturers *** ******** ****** have ********* ******** ***** business ** *** ****** and **** *** ** recent *****. *******, *******, as * ******** ******** focusing ** ***** ******** management *********, *** **** doing **** [*** *********] since *** *********… *** company *** * **** project ************** ******* *** customer ****, *** ** familiar **** *** ******** needs ** ******** *****

Intel **********

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******: *****, ** ** email, ****** ** "***** divested" **** ******* ** 2016.

NetPosa ****** ******* ***

******** ******* **** ** **********, *** ** ********** are *******. ** ** best ***** *** ******* out **** ****** ** manufacturer ******* ** ****, something ***** ******* **** NetPosa **** ******** **** $200 ******* ** ******* (see****** ******* ***** ***********).

Cybersecurity, ****** ******** ******

*** ********* **** ****** up **** *************, *******, and ****** ********.

*** **** **** ******* was **** ** ****** the ********* ******** ** easily ** * **** violation ** ***** ************* and ******* **********. *** researcher *** ******** *** database **** ****** ** could **** ******* ** destroyed *** ** *** data“**** *** *******”.

** ***** ** ******, the **** **** ********** authorities **** ********** **** on *******’ ********* *** location – **** ******* mosque ********** – ** a **** ******* ******. Going ** *** ****** ‘too *****’ ************ *** ** *** reasons******* **** **** ** China’s******* ******* ** “**-*********” camps ** ********.

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*** ********* **** ********* in ************* ****** *** invasiveness ** ******** ************ state *** *** *** Chinese ********** *** ********* video ************/****** *********** ** achieve ****.

** *** ****, ******* it ************** ********, **** **** ********** remains * **** ********* for ***********. *******, ** China,* ***-***** ************* *****, **** ****** *** simply ***********. ***** ** a *********** ************ **** for *** ***** ************ industry ** *** ******* state ***** ******* ****** Xinjiang *** *****.

**** ******* *** ** SenseNets *** ******* *** comment *** *** *** receive * *****, ** will ****** ** ** do.