Creepy Chinese facial recognition system puts your name and photo on a billboard if you jaywalk - Mirror Online: It’s something that many people do without giving it a second thought, but if you jaywalk in China , you could be publicly shamed.
Facial recognition technology is being used in several Chinese cities, including Shanghai and Shenzhen, which can spot people jaywalking, and post their photo and ID to a huge billboard.
Writer Matthew Brennan tweeted a shocking video of the strange system, although it remains unclear where it was filmed.
He wrote: “Chinese facial recognition system to discourage minor traffic violations. Cross the road when you shouldn't and a picture of you with your name, ID card number pop up on the big screen for everyone to see.”
His tweeted has garnered over 3,000 retweets and almost 5,000 likes (at time of writing), with many people replying to express their shock at the system.
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