Coronavirus: Moscow deploys facial recognition to enforce self-isolation

Coronavirus: Moscow deploys facial recognition to enforce self-isolation

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https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/moscow-facial-recognition-coronavirus-quarantine

In an attempt to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, Moscow authorities have deployed facial recognition software to police new self-isolation rules imposed on Russian citizens returning from China.

The city’s mayor warned on Friday that Moscow residents who ignore orders to remain at home or in their hotel room will be tracked down using the surveillance technology.

Coronavirus: Moscow deploys facial recognition to enforce self-isolation

Feb 21, 2020, 6:25pm UTC
https://tech.newstatesman.com/security/moscow-facial-recognition-coronavirus-quarantine > In an attempt to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, Moscow authorities have deployed facial recognition software to police new self-isolation rules imposed on Russian citizens returning from China. > The city’s mayor warned on Friday that Moscow residents who ignore orders to remain at home or in their hotel room will be tracked down using the surveillance technology.