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Similarly to [[Flock license plate readers|Flock]], they are in use world wide and likely feed directly into the Chinese government's surveillance infrastructure and could conceivably be used to find dissidents world-wide. | Similarly to [[Flock license plate readers|Flock]], they are in use world wide and likely feed directly into the Chinese government's surveillance infrastructure and could conceivably be used to find dissidents world-wide. | ||
Products from the semi-state-owned company are also used to monitor Uyghur and Palestinian women.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Manufacturer of Hamburg's AI surveillance cameras is known for human rights violations |url=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/hikvision-hersteller-der-hamburger-ki-ueberwachungskameras-ist-fuer-menschenrechtsverletzungen-bekannt/ |url-status=live}}</ref> | Products from the semi-state-owned company are also used to monitor Uyghur and Palestinian women.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Schwarzbeck |first=Martin |date=2025-02-09 |title=Manufacturer of Hamburg's AI surveillance cameras is known for human rights violations |url=https://netzpolitik.org/2025/hikvision-hersteller-der-hamburger-ki-ueberwachungskameras-ist-fuer-menschenrechtsverletzungen-bekannt/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260326005810/https://netzpolitik.org/2025/hikvision-hersteller-der-hamburger-ki-ueberwachungskameras-ist-fuer-menschenrechtsverletzungen-bekannt/ |archive-date=2026-03-26 |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=[[netzpolitik.org]]}}</ref> | ||
Hikvision used to advertise automatic recognition of praying, members of the Uyghur minority, and ramadan fasting among its selling points.<ref name=":0" /> | Hikvision used to advertise automatic recognition of praying, members of the Uyghur minority, and ramadan fasting among its selling points.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| Legal Structure | Public, partial state-ownership |
| Industry | Security |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.hikvision.com/en/ |
Hikvision is a video surveillance company providing products and services to over 180 countries and regions, which was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China.[1]
Consumer impact summary
[edit | edit source]Privacy
Similarly to Flock, they are in use world wide and likely feed directly into the Chinese government's surveillance infrastructure and could conceivably be used to find dissidents world-wide.
Products from the semi-state-owned company are also used to monitor Uyghur and Palestinian women.[2]
Hikvision used to advertise automatic recognition of praying, members of the Uyghur minority, and ramadan fasting among its selling points.[2]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]Removal of functionalities on some PTZ cameras (2022)
[edit | edit source]In 2022 Hikvision removed functionalities on some PTZ cameras (eg. DS-2DE4A425IW-DE(S6)) with a firmware update. In this instance the auto tracking, which was described as a feature in the user manual, was removed without prior notice with the firmware version V5.7.3SP2.[3][4][5] Some users have reported that the functionality was added back only in the newer hardware revision of that camera, the old version was then marked as discontinued.[6]
Products
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "About Hikvision". Hikvision. 2025-10-22. Archived from the original on 17 Dec 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schwarzbeck, Martin (2025-02-09). "Manufacturer of Hamburg's AI surveillance cameras is known for human rights violations". netzpolitik.org. Archived from the original on 2026-03-26. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ↑ "UD22754B-B_Network-Speed-Dome_User-Manual" (PDF). assets.hikvision.com. 2021-12-22. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-10-21. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ "PTZ/Network Camera Firmware Version: V5.7.3SP2 Release Note" (PDF). www.hikvisioneurope.com. 2022-03-23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "Hikvision PTZ firmware update removes auto-tracking deliberately, why?". ipcamtalk. 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ "DO NOT UPDATE DS-2DE4A425IW-DE". ipcamtalk. 2022-03-23. Archived from the original on 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-10-22.