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China has been using biometric technologies for a while to scan the public. Now they are being used to identify jaywalkers and send them warning via SMS, along with a fine.
China plans to roll out a national social credit system by 2020, which will keep a record of citizens' violation of laws and directly affect their ability to do things like get a loan or get hired for a job. According to the South China Morning Post, devices like the jaywalking facial recognition system will be part of this network to keep track of the number of jaywalking violations and change a person's social credit score accordingly.
Major cities have already deployed similar facial recognition activities to monitor traffic behavior and track drivers.
From Motherboard : China Is Using Facial Recognition Technology to Send Jaywalkers Fines Through Text Messages.
See also South China Morning Post : Jaywalkers under surveillance in Shenzhen soon to be punished via text messages.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 30 2018, @02:32PM
> I'd rather rely on my own capabilities than on other people's capabilities.
In a similar vein, I always figured that I was smarter than walk/don't walk traffic signals. Even if these are replaced with AI controls, I'm guessing that I'm still going to be smarter!
And at least once I did the same thing with a traffic light while driving -- I was getting back to a motel in the middle of the night and refused to wait for a long signal to get into the motel parking lot. The area was lit and sight lines were a good 1/4 mile (300 m) in all directions, so I ran the red light for the week that I was there. Amazing, eh? Not a scratch on the rental car and no traffic tickets either. /s