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US universities and retirees are funding the technology behind China’s surveillance state — BuzzFeed

By TechTaffy Desk

Millions of dollars from US university endowments, foundations, and retirement plans have helped fund two billion-dollar Chinese facial recognition startups: SenseTime and Megvii, writes Ryan Mac, Rosalind Adams, Megha Rajagopalan.

Here is the link: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/us-money-funding-facial-recognition-sensetime-megvii

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