An AP investigation based on tens of thousands of leaked documents reports that IBM, Dell, Thermo Fisher, Oracle, Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Intel, NVIDIA, and VMware supplied predictive‑policing, facial recognition, DNA kits, and cloud/mapping systems to Chinese police over two decades. In Xinjiang, officials used 100‑point risk scores to flag Uyghurs for detention; Dell advertised 'all‑race recognition,' and Thermo Fisher marketed DNA kits 'designed' for Uyghurs and Tibetans until August 2024.
— It spotlights Western corporate complicity in authoritarian control and forces a debate over export controls, liability, and decoupling.
BeauHD
2025.09.12
73% relevant
Like the earlier evidence of Western firms enabling authoritarian surveillance, this report names U.S. investors (D.E. Shaw, Millennium, Jane Street, Ameriprise) backing Cognyte and documents U.S. capital as the largest funding source for commercial spyware worldwide.
msmash
2025.09.09
100% relevant
IBM–Huadi 2009 predictive‑policing for Golden Shield; Xinjiang 100‑point risk scoring; Dell 2019 'all‑race recognition' promotion; Thermo Fisher’s ethnic‑targeted DNA kits marketed until 2024; estimate of 55,000–110,000 under residential surveillance.
msmash
2025.09.09
80% relevant
Similar pattern: Reuters/Amnesty say Pakistan’s spy/censorship stack includes U.S.-based Niagara Networks alongside Thales (France), Utimaco (Germany), Datafusion (UAE), and Chinese Geedge, mirroring prior findings of Western components enabling authoritarian surveillance abroad.
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