Hikvision’s surveillance systems can track people through identifiers such as body metrics, hair color and clothingWith cameras that can “see in the dark”, automatically track vehicles and count the number of people entering and leaving a building, Hikvision’s surveillance tools are in high demand from governments and businesses. Quick to tout its latest innovations, the Chinese company has been less vocal about an equally significant reason for its success — the backing and financial support of the country’s communist government. Hikvision was formed 15 years ago by two employees of a state-run video-surveillance research body. From its towering headquarters in Hangzhou, two hours from Shanghai, the firm’s 15,000 employees today sell a huge range of…

Source: The Times September 15, 2016 23:00 UTC