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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-...eras-to-tackle-jaywalkers-in-shenzhen/9567430
Chinese authorities use facial recognition, public shaming to crack down on jaywalking, criminals
In the southern city of Shenzhen, Chinese authorities have launched a new surveillance system loaded with facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and a big database to crack down on jaywalking as well as other crimes.
As a result, photographs of pedestrians caught in the act, along with their names and social identification numbers, are now instantly displayed on LED screens installed at Shenzhen road junctions.
At some crosswalks, a brake-sounding alarm even goes off if someone walks when the pedestrian light is red, reportedly to alarm the jaywalkers and capture their photo in a moment of panic.
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As of February, police in China's Zhengzhou region have launched sunglasses with built-in, facial-recognition technology to track suspects and scan documents.
Meanwhile, Chinese companies, from tech start-ups like SenseTime and Hikvision, to multinational e-commerce giant Alibaba, are working hand-in-glove with the Chinese Government to build the proposed nationwide surveillance and data-sharing platform.
Facial recognition has also been used to prevent toilet paper theft in China since last year, which was reportedly a nationwide problem.
But in addition to managing petty crimes, Human Rights Watch reported last month Chinese authorities were using the technology to monitor ethnic minorities who were deemed a threat to the Communist Party's rule in the country's far west province of Xinjiang.
"For the first time, we are able to demonstrate that the Chinese Government's use of big data and predictive policing not only blatantly violates privacy rights, but also enables officials to arbitrarily detain people," Maya Wang, senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in the report.
additionally...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-...acial-recognition-arrested-at-concert/9668608
Facial recognition technology spots wanted man in crowd of 60,000 Chinese concert-goers
Police in China have reportedly used facial recognition technology to pick out one man in a crowd of 60,000 concert-goers.
The 31-year-old, identified only as Mr Ao, was taken by surprise when he was arrested in his seat during a concert by Hong Kong pop star Jacky Cheung in the city of Nanchang, according to Chinese media reports.
Footage posted on the Chinese video-sharing site Miaopai showed police officers descending on the man, who local media said was wanted for "economic crimes".
The police state is on its way.
Chinese authorities use facial recognition, public shaming to crack down on jaywalking, criminals
In the southern city of Shenzhen, Chinese authorities have launched a new surveillance system loaded with facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and a big database to crack down on jaywalking as well as other crimes.
As a result, photographs of pedestrians caught in the act, along with their names and social identification numbers, are now instantly displayed on LED screens installed at Shenzhen road junctions.
At some crosswalks, a brake-sounding alarm even goes off if someone walks when the pedestrian light is red, reportedly to alarm the jaywalkers and capture their photo in a moment of panic.
...
As of February, police in China's Zhengzhou region have launched sunglasses with built-in, facial-recognition technology to track suspects and scan documents.
Meanwhile, Chinese companies, from tech start-ups like SenseTime and Hikvision, to multinational e-commerce giant Alibaba, are working hand-in-glove with the Chinese Government to build the proposed nationwide surveillance and data-sharing platform.
Facial recognition has also been used to prevent toilet paper theft in China since last year, which was reportedly a nationwide problem.
But in addition to managing petty crimes, Human Rights Watch reported last month Chinese authorities were using the technology to monitor ethnic minorities who were deemed a threat to the Communist Party's rule in the country's far west province of Xinjiang.
"For the first time, we are able to demonstrate that the Chinese Government's use of big data and predictive policing not only blatantly violates privacy rights, but also enables officials to arbitrarily detain people," Maya Wang, senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch, said in the report.
additionally...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-...acial-recognition-arrested-at-concert/9668608
Facial recognition technology spots wanted man in crowd of 60,000 Chinese concert-goers
Police in China have reportedly used facial recognition technology to pick out one man in a crowd of 60,000 concert-goers.
The 31-year-old, identified only as Mr Ao, was taken by surprise when he was arrested in his seat during a concert by Hong Kong pop star Jacky Cheung in the city of Nanchang, according to Chinese media reports.
Footage posted on the Chinese video-sharing site Miaopai showed police officers descending on the man, who local media said was wanted for "economic crimes".
The police state is on its way.
