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China can apparently now identify citizens based on the way they walk
China is home to the world’s largest network of CCTV cameras — more than 170 million — and its police have adopted Google Glass-like “smart specs” to seek out suspects in crowds, but now its surveillance efforts have hit a new level with technology that can apparently identify individuals based on their body shape and the way they walk.
The “gait recognition” technology is already being used by police in Beijing and Shanghai where it can identify individuals even when their face is obscured or their back is turned, according to an AP report.
[...] The positive impact is in finding criminals, but there’s a less savory edge. Besides law enforcement, media reports have shown that China has deployed surveillance technology for more sinister purposes that include controlling its people.
[...] China’s CCTV surveillance network took just 7 minutes to capture BBC reporter
(Score: 2) by looorg on Thursday November 08 2018, @07:30PM (1 child)
I just assume this is somehow, or if not will be, linked with the Social Credit Score system. Just reading about it here is probably -1000 points (or whatever arbitrary number they like to deduct). Walking in a non-approved way is probably a deduction to.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 10 2018, @01:00PM
Fan Bingbing! You have also been found GUILTY of a bad walking style! You will be fined 10Million US dollars for this outrage! Pay immediately or face criminal charges!