Anquan (Ch. safety, security, 安全, 公共安全) features a collection of articles from Chinese institutions, police academies, and government ministries outlining the computer science used to further develop technological advancements in security work.
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In an example from a 2017 article, XJU1: A Chinese Ethnic Minorities Face Database produced by Xinjiang University, the paper mentions that the "database is mainly constituted of Chinese Uighur ethnic groups and Kazak nationals" (pg. 9) and has a 93% correct identification rate.
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Facial recognition has become common within Xinjiang, with private firms like Hikvision receiving million-dollar contracts for their surveillance tech. These research papers explicitly highlight how such systems have been tailored to surveil the Turkic populations in the region.
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This research covers an array of biometric data collection including iris scanning, digital forensics, facial recognition, and more. These articles have come under intense scrutiny from the international and academic communities for concerns around the ethics of this work.
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IEEE issued an expression of concern, but did not retract the article.
