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Added on the 24/01/2020 08:16:41 - Copyright : France 24 EN
After several terrorist attacks in Germany over the past year ended in tragedy, the country is working to find a balance between privacy and potentially life-saving surveillance. A pilot project testing face recognition technology in Berlin's busy Sudkreuz train station has been scanning faces of passengers for the past 6 months and comparing them to a database of volunteer criminals. About 300 volunteers submitted photos to the project and agreed to allow their faces to be recognized by the system if they transited the station.
Students at the No.11 High School in Hangzhou are the first in the world to use facial recognition to pay for food at their cafeteria. Pupils order food on screens and pay for their meals by standing before facial recognition screens. Face data from each student is collected and stored into the school's database. When students order food, the program compares their face to the database and automatically deducts money from their account. Students never have to bring cash or cards with them to school and payment becomes quicker and more efficient, but what do you think about the privacy issues?
A new technology developed by Japanese tech company OMRON may have a solution to help prevent crashes caused by driver fatigue. OMRON's Onboard Driving Monitoring Sensor uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to tell if a driver is falling asleep or texting while driving, and prompting them to pay attention and drive safely.
One healthy concept KFC in China, called K-Pro, already has the familiar ordering kiosks, which are basically giant monitors, but it's got a new feature which allows customers to pay just by flashing their pearly white. After K-Pro customers login to the kiosks, they can have their face scanned and automatically pay for their meal all with a smile. The new payment method was launched by Alipay in Hangzhou, on Thursday.
Drone technology is an exciting new innovation with many applications. Many industries, like films and delivery, are finding new uses for drones all the time, especially when the drone is combined with other technology. Tech savvy police departments all over the world are also turning to drones to get more help patrolling the streets and fighting crime, such as police in the Chilean city of Las Condes.
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