{"id":2289,"date":"2016-04-22T08:54:48","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T15:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2021-07-15T09:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:17:14","slug":"moscow-to-scan-passenger-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/moscow-to-scan-passenger-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"That was quick: Moscow subway to scan all passenger faces this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, there was a story of how a photographer on the Moscow subway had taken photos of random people and identified them<\/a> using their social media profile\u2019s portraits.<\/p>\n

We noted that this was a game changer, and would likely lead to CCTVs identifying people within five years. As it turns out, that\u2019s happening far sooner \u2013 plans are in place, again in Moscow, to have face-recognition cameras in the subway before the year is up<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Special cameras are already being installed at the entrances and platforms of all Moscow metro stations. There will be 20,000 new cameras, all together. The new system will scan individuals as soon as they enter a subway station, and be capable of tracking that person\u2019s movements within the metro. [\u2026] Anyone behaving suspiciously on camera will be identified using [photos from a separate database].<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So while this doesn\u2019t use the social media portraits, it seems to be the same general idea. This technology is coming, and it will change behavior patterns enormously as people counter it to safeguard their privacy. As to how, that\u2019s hard to say today.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also talk in the grapevine that the FindFace service \u2013 which matches random photos with people\u2019s social Russian media profiles \u2013 is now also being used to de-anonymize porn talent. While an unsubstantiated rumor, this is exactly the kind of usage that would be expected to develop, so even if it isn\u2019t true today, it will be true tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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