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Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Gait Recognition in China

Also something we looked at in the lab, was quite accurate in our testing.  Now in some use it appears.

China is now using gait recognition to identify people   By  Michael Grothaus in Fastcompany

The country already has an Orwellian social credit system and over 170 million CCTV cameras keeping an eye on its citizens night and day. Virtually all of those cameras can be used with facial recognition software to identify citizens in a snap. But now China is rolling out new gait recognition software that can identify someone even if their face is covered–just by analyzing how they walk, reports the AP.

Huang Yongzhen, the CEO of Watrix, one of the companies who make gait recognition software used by China, says their product can identify people from up to 50 meters (165 feet) away–even if their backs are turned to the camera. Speaking to the AP, Huang said:  ... " 

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