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China Approves Facial Recognition for Surveillance

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the try-to-get-my-good-side dept.

user24 writes "Several sources are reporting that China has approved a facial recognition system to be used for ID purposes in surveillance and security. From the article: 'The system, approved by the Ministry of Public Security, is expected to be used at airports, customs entrances, banks, post offices, residential areas and other public places in the near future [...] 'It has a superior advantage compared with fingerprint identification because the country doesn't have a fingerprint database for the general public,' [...] However, the country's ID cards do feature the person's photograph, which could facilitate the creation of a facial database, said Su Guangda.'"

7 of 78 comments (clear)

  1. Amazing Technology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's really impressive! I mean, to me, they all look alike...ow, hey! Stop throwing things! Not in the face! Not in the face!

  2. Hmm - question, poser, query... by GuyverDH · · Score: 3, Funny

    What happens when the machine thinks we all look alike?

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    Who is general failure, and why is he reading my hard drive?
  3. Re:Hmm. Anyone want to do the sums on this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're only going to need one picture in the database ...

  4. I wonder... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Isn't it kind of dangerous? I mean, they all look the same!

  5. Serious test of the algorithms? by advocate_one · · Score: 1, Funny

    they all look alike don't they???

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    Donald 'Duck' Dunn: We had a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
  6. In doubts... by Maljin+Jolt · · Score: 2, Funny

    I am not sure how precise the face recognition in China may be since all Chinese looks the same to me...

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    There you are, staring at me again.
  7. Cats says: by user24 · · Score: 2, Funny

    All your face are belong to us

    muhahah :-)