Huawei's patent caught having facial recognition to identify Uighur Muslims

[iDJ]

A Huawei patent has been brought to light for a system that identifies people who appear to be of Uighur origin among images of pedestrians.

The filing is one of several of its kind involving leading Chinese technology companies, discovered by a US research company and shared with BBC News.

Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech