Beijing Subway introduces facial recognition system for security checks
General News A Beijing subway station is promoting a system that recognizes the faces of passengers and matches them to a database, as China’s adoption of surveillance technology gathers pace despite misgivings about privacy.
Passengers will be able to use a facial recognition gateway during rush hour if they sign up to the service by registering with a QR code, according to security officials at Fuchengmen Station in the west of China’s capital.
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Bags larger than an A4 piece of paper still need to be checked, they said. A representative from Beijing Ruubypay Science and Technology Co., which is promoting the system, added that it’s unclear when it will be rolled out citywide.
State media reported in late October that the Beijing Subway would use facial recognition to help ease congestion on the crowded network, and that a credit system based on passenger behavio...Read more.