Uganda Deployed Huawei's Facial Recognition to Monitor Political Opposition and Protests

November 29, 2019

The deployment of Huawei's facial recognition AI systems by the Ugandan government for monitoring political opposition and protests has raised concerns over privacy, freedom, and responsible AI governance. This incident underscores the need for safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping the future of AI governance and ensuring trustworthy AI use cases, join us at HISPI Project Cerebellum to Govern, Map, Measure, or Manage such incidents through our TAIM platform.

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Alleged deployer: ugandan-government
Alleged developer: huawei
Alleged harmed parties: political-opposition-in-uganda

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