Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics

In China, authorities are making notable use of biometrics and AI in policing and security, with potential implications for human rights. Radio Free Asia reports that visitors to the 19th Asian Games, taking place in September and October in the western Chinese city of Hangzhou, can expect spyholes in their hotel room doors to be equipped with facial recognition. Networked cat’s eye cameras will limit entry to those who have registered with their ID cards.

Unregistered guests, attempts to …

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