The Chinese authorities unleashed the full power of a national system of surveillance on the victims of coronavirus

Most Chinese are well aware that they are under government surveillance with the help of the world’s most complex system of electronic surveillance. Emergency because of the epidemic of the coronavirus finally brought the technology from the shadows, giving the authorities the opportunity this time completely legally and reasonably control its citizens.

Companies working in the field of artificial intelligence and surveillance systems, openly flaunt the fact that can scan the city streets and identify the faces of passers-by even with protective masks.

If, for example, a passenger infected with coronavirus, sit in a train, the system will be able to provide a list of all the people sitting next to him. The mobile app can tell users if they were near the carriers of the coronavirus, and with cards they can find the location of the buildings in which they live positive.

If you put aside protests in social networks, the majority of the citizens of the middle Kingdom loyally perceive such an invasion into their private life against the backdrop of such a dangerous epidemic.

This week the Ministry of industry appealed to the Chinese high-tech companies and research institutes with an appeal to help in the fight against the epidemic. The company responded with a barrage of ads touting the capabilities of their technologies.

Thus, the company Megvii system (face recognition) said on Tuesday about the development of a new method for the detection and identification of cases. Her new “AI system for measuring temperature” keeps track of the temperature with a thermal imaging camera and uses the parameters of the body and face for people identification.

SenseTime company working in the field of AI, reported that he created a similar system for use in building entrances. It can even identify people wearing masks.

In turn, the manufacturer of surveillance cameras company Zhejiang Dahua reported that their systems can detect cases with a high temperature by using cameras with infrared sensors with accuracy of 0.3 ºC.
Source — Reuters