Police facial recognition glasses can identify car plates and human faces

China’s police have been testing sunglasses with built-in facial recognition since at least last month to catch suspects and those traveling under false identities. Now China is expanding the facial recognition sunglasses program as police are beginning to use them in the outskirts of Beijing, according to Reuters. The program was used as extra security while Parliament voted to extend Xi Jinping’s presidency to a lifetime rule, and paralleled the increased censorship and surveillance measures seen throughout China.

Police used the sunglasses to check travelers and car registration plates against the government’s blacklist before Parliament’s annual meeting this past weekend. The Chinese government has a list of people who are not allowed to enter the meeting and might face additional enforcement action. The blacklist includes criminals, journalists, political dissidents, and human rights activists, among others. -- More...

Police facial recognition glasses can identify car plates and human faces & more...and automatically match them with the police database (China) ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️

Coming soon to Europe and the USA ??????? pic.twitter.com/qY1FaK4pDj

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