Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users to identify members of the country's Muslim Uighur minority.
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"We do not and will not permit our technology to be used to target or identify specific ethnic groups," read a statement released by China e-commerce giant Alibaba, regarding a software feature devised by the company's computing unit, which could potentially be used to target China's Muslim Uighur community. PHOTO: ALI BABA
2020-12-18 10:00:11
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users to identify members of the country's Muslim Uighur minority.
A report this week revealing the software feature made Alibaba, one of the world's most valuable companies, the latest Chinese corporate entity embroiled in the controversy over China's treatment of Uighurs.
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