China Jaywalking Facial Recognition Guide

Published May 27, 2019 12:37 PM

News reports touting the PRC's AI prowess often showcase facial recognition cameras being used to automatically catch and fine jaywalkers.

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In this report, we explain how the technology works and examine how common/effective the systems actually are, including:

  • Motivation For Systems
  • 'Board of Shame'
  • WeChat Integration
  • Other Criminal Usage
  • Speed/Accuracy/Effectiveness Claims
  • Providers / Manufacturers
  • Current Scale/Expansion
  • Implementation Problems
  • Conclusion

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********** ** * ******** ******* ** China, ** **** ** **** ******** ******* ** ** “*******-***** ******** *** road” (中国式过马路), ********** ****:

** *** **** ****** ******, *** can **, *** ******* ** ** with *** ******* ******

* ******** ** *** ***'* ******** of ****** ******** **********:

**** ****** **** ******* ****** *********, law-abiding *********, **** ** ******* *** law *********** ******, **** ** ******* understanding ** ******* **********, *** **** the ********* ** *************** **** **********, and **** **** * ***** *** irrational *************

******** *** **** ** * ******* city “********* ***** * *** **** stepping *** ** ***** ** * firing *****,” *** **************** ****, ******:

**** **** ****** (*** *** **** part) *** ***** ********** *******, **** scarcely * **** *** ******* ************** such ** ***********, ********, **** **, indeed, ***** ****.

** ******* ************* ****** **************** ************** ********** *******, ***** ****** **** Beijing *************** ****** *** ******** ** ****. *** facial *********** ******* **** ******* ******* ******* ** ** ****.

What *******: '***** ** *****'

** ********* ** ******* ******************** *** ****** **** ******* ***** media *********** ****:

** ******* ******* ** *********** *************, the **** ** **** ** ****** jaywalkers. *** ** *** *** ******, then **** ***** **** ********* ** the ****** ****** *** * **** gets **** ***** ** **** *********.

**** ** *** '****** ******'. ****'* example *** ** * ********** ****** by ******* ****** *********** ******************* * ******* ************ ** ********. It ***** "******** ****** ** **********" on *** *** *** "*********** **** Recognition ****** *** ******** **********" ** the ******:

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********** *************** ******** *** **** ************* ****** in ********, ******** ******* ** * 'board ** *****':

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************* ** *** *** **** ****** in **** *****. **** **** ********* * ********* '***** ** *****' in *******:

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** *****:

  • ** *** ****: "****** ******* *****"
  • ** *** *****: "***** *** **** in * ********* ******"
  • ** *** ******: "********** ****-**-** **:**:**"

WeChat ***********

** **************, **** ****** **** *** "******** works ** ******** * *** ** peoples' ***** ***** ** ****** *** videos ****'** ****** ** ******". **** software ** **** **** ** ***** the ***** ** **********.

***************** ****** * ********* ****** ** Shenzhen ******* **** ** ********* *** was ***** ******** ** *** ****** account ** ***** "** *******":

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** ** ********* ***** *****'* *** ** ****** *********** Works, ******** ** ******* **** ******** selfies ** ****** *** ****** ** use ****** *********** *** ********. ****** requires * ********** ** *** ***** number ** **** **, ******** ****** to ******** **** ****** ******** ** individual *******.

WeChat ***** *** ****

* ********** ********* * ******** ****** ** ** intersections ** ******** ***** ** ******* of ******, ****** ******* **** *** faces ** ********** *** **** *** crosscheck ** ****** *** **** ******* them ** ** *** * **** at *** ****** *******. ***** *** a ********* ****** ********** ** *****,** ***** ******* ** ****** *** available ** *********** ** ****.

* ********** **** ******** ** ********** ***** ***** * **** ******* received ** * ********* ****** ** one ****** ** ********; *** **** makes ** ******* ** ****** *** does ** ****** ****** ** ****** accounts. ** *****:

[******** ******] ******** ********: *** (** no. ********************) **** ******** *** *** by *** ********* ******* ****** **** crossing *** ********* **** ** *** southern **** ** *** **** ******* road ** **** **** ** **:** on ***** ** **** *** **** behavior *** ******** ** *** ******* technician ********** *******. **** ****** ****’* been ******* ** *** ******. ****** download *** ******** ************** ****** *** or ***** *** *********** ******** ** pay *** ****.

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No ***** ******** *** *****

** *** *************, ** ***** ** claims **** ***** ********** ******* **** being **** *** ******** *** **********. For *******, ***** ***** *** ******* concerns ***** *** ********* ** **********, ethnic **********, ***., *** *** *** of ****** *********** ** ******** ****, no ******* ******** *** ******* ***** used *** **** ********.

** ********* ** * ****, ** the ******, ** *** ********** ******* to ****** **** ** ****.

Further ********* *******

***** ********* ** *** ***** *** captured *** *** ******** *********, ********** ***** ***** ****** ************ *** **** * ****** ** the **** *******, *** ****** ****** ** ************* recording ** ******* ** ***** *** taking **** ******** ***** **** *** red ***** ** **.

Providers / ************

** ********* *******, *** ******** ****** showcased ** ****, *********, *** **** Russian ***** ******************** ***** ** ********-******************, ********** ** *** ********** '********** ********** ******' ******** *** Shenzhen ******* ******:

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*********************** "**** **** *** *****" *** covered **** ********** ****** ** ******** since *** ********* ** ****. ** also ****** ** ******** ******* *** police *********** *** *************, **** ** Hikvision, *****, *** ******:

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***************** ** *** *********** **’* ****** “**** ** ********” of ******* ****** ******* ****** ** financing, **** ******** **** ** **** be * ******* (****** ** $* billion ** ****) ** ****. *******, we ***** *** **** *** ******* online ***** ************* ******** * *******, and ***** *** ** ******* ********** its ******** ********* ** ******* *******. Intellifusion’s******** ************ *** ** *** ***, ********* two ***** *****.

*************

*********************** ***** **** ****** ** *** in ********, "*** ********** ***** *** dropped **** *,***+ ***** / *** down ** **+ / ***".

Vague *****/******** ******

************* ****** **** ** *** ****** a ****** **** ****** * *** of **** ** ******* ***** ** under *.* *******:

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************* ****** ** ** "********" ** a **** ******* ** *********, *******, no ***** ******** *********** *** *****:

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*** *****/******** ****** *** *****. **** could **** ** ******* ** ************* on *** **** *********** ***** *** by****, *** ** ********** ****** **** the**** *********** *** ********.

*******

*** ******* ** ****** ******** ** Intellifusion's ****** *** ** ***** ** an******** ********* * ******** ****** ******* (***** has ***** **** ***** ****).

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*** *** ****** *** **** *******, with ******* ****** *** ********** **** pixel *******, **** ** *** ******* below ************:

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Implementation ********

*** ******* **** ***** **** **** recognition ** *****, ********** ** **** time, *** ***********. ****** *****’*********-**-****, ***** ** *:* ************ (*.*. checking *** ******’* ***** ******* *******), this ** *:* *********** - ******** one ******’* **** ******* ********* ** millions ** ******. **** ***** ******** a *********** *****, ********** *********** ******* such ** ****** *****, *******/******** **********, etc.

**** *** **** ******** ** ******** with *** *******:

  • *** **** ****** ***** ** * photo ** * **** ** * bus ************* ***************** * **** ****** **********, **** year ** *** **** ** ******. The **** **** ***** ** ******* social *****: ********** ************ “**** ** ******** ** *** the **** ******** ***** **** *** happened ** ****** *********** *** *** undermined **”.

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  • ********** **** ****** ******* ******* *********** ********* ****** ****** the ********** *** “***********” ******** *** that “** ****” *** ** ***% real-time ********* **************. * ***** ******** was ****** ******* *********** ****** “***** review, **** *******” *** *****.
  • ******* ***************** ******** **** ********* **** *** privacy ************ ** *** '**** *** shame' ****** ** *** ******. *** website ** ******** ******* ***** *** Shenzhen ****** **** ****** *********'* ****** (stc.gov.cn/facei/) ** ** ****** ******.
  • ******* ***** ************ ****** ** "**** **** **%" accurate. *** ***** **** *** ************ likely ********* ******** ** ********* ** people, ***** ********* *** * *********** risk.

*****/*********

***** ** *** ** *** **** prominent, *** ********** ******** ************* ****** installed ** **** ** *** **** the **** *** ***** ********* *********** in *****:

  • ****** *** ***** ** ****, *** city *********** ****** *********** ** ***** *,*** pedestrians *** ***-********* ******* ******* (**** as ********), ****** ***** ************.
  • *** **** ******************* * '***** ** *****' ** late **** ** ***** ********** ************** **** * ********* **** ** the ****** *****.***** ***** ******** **** "******* *** ****** ******** of *** ******** ********* **** *** demographic *********** ******** ** **** ****".

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  • ******** ***** * ***** **** *** system ** "**** *** *****" ********** in **** ***** ****** *** ******,*** ********. ***** *********** **************** ******** *********** *** ********* *** system ** *** **********, *** ******* these ******** *** ******* ** *** pilot ** *******.
  • ********** ***** ********* *** ** *** **** ** Xi'an **** ****.
  • ********** ***** ********* * '***** ** *****' ** the **** ** ***** ** ****:

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***** ***** ** ******** **** ********* recognition ** ********* ****** ******* ******, such ******* *** *** *********** *** we ***** ** ******** ** *** national-level *******. ** ** ****** ** nearly ****** ** **** ***** ******, while ****** **** **** *******: **** year, ************* **** ************ "* **** ** ******** **********" in *****'* ***** ******* **** ** Chongqing, *** *********.

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*** ********* ******* ** *********** ** people **** ********** ** * *******. The '**** ** *****' ****** ********* that ****** ****** *** *******. ** the ****** **** **** ********** ****** to ******* ****, ** *******, ******* or *** ***** ** * ****** recognition ****** *******, *** ** ********.

*******, ***** ****** *********** ** ***** jaywalkers **** **** *********** ******** / privacy ******. ***** **** **** ****** is *** ********** *** **** *** issues *** ****** ********* ** *****'********-******** *****, **** ** ****** ************* ** an ******* ** *** ***'* **** '********', ****** ** ******** ********* ******** to *** *** ***** ******* *******.

Comments (8)
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 27, 2019

**** ****** * ****, **** ****** be **** ** *** ***** ******. I ***** *** ** ** **** have ****** * *** ******** ***** because *********** ******** ** ***** **** it’s **** ***!

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
May 27, 2019

********** *** ******* ***** *** *****...

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
May 27, 2019

**********: *** *** *** ******** ******** crossing *** ****

*** *** ** *********** ******* ** this *****.  *** ******* ** ********** is ***** ** *** ********** **** roads *** ********* *** ****.  ***** is ********* * ***** ****** *****; but *** ********** **** *** ***** modes ** ********** *** ********* ********* on *** **** ** * ********* of *** **** ********.

** *** ***** ** ****** *********** to **** ***-*******; ** ***** **** just *** **** ******** ** *** Chinese ******* **** *** ********** ** watching.  ********** *** ***** ** ******. 

 

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Undisclosed End User #3
May 27, 2019

** * *** **** ** ******** Day ** *** ** ** **** across **** ***** (***** ** *********** written *** **********) ** * ******** reminder ** *** **** ** ******* and *** ******* ** **** **** in *** ******.

**** **** ****, ** ****** *** well ******** ***** ****** ** ***** and ******. ***** ******** *** *********** are **** ********** ** * ******** separation; * **** ** ************ ********* to ****** *********.

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Jon Dillabaugh
May 28, 2019
Pro Focus LLC

**** ** **** ***** *** ***** cameras **?

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U
Undisclosed #5
May 28, 2019
IPVMU Certified

*’* *** ****** **** *** **** reason *** **** ****** ** ** reduce **********.

*** **** **** ********* **** “******** a **** *** ******* ************** **** as ***********...” *** **** ******** “********* feels * *** **** ******** *** in ***** ** * ****** *****,” should ** ********* ******.

*** ********** *** *** ******* ******.  everyone **** ****.

**, **’* ****** * ********* ******* for

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*)******** ***** ******** 

*)******* *** ****** **** ***** ***********

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Charles Rollet
Jun 10, 2019

******: ***** *** **** *********** ** the *** **** ************** ********'* ***** **** ********* (** full ******) ** * "***** ** shame" ** * ***** ************ (*** screeshot *****).***** ***** *********** ******* **** *** ***********, *** t** ****** **********'* ******** *** **** kids/adults *** *** **** *********.

 

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Undisclosed #5
Jun 10, 2019
IPVMU Certified

***** ***** ***** ****** ******* **** was ***********, *** *** ****** **********'* response *** **** ****/****** *** *** same *********.

*** ****** ***** ** *****, *** certain **** ********** **** ** **** to *** ******* ** **** ******* criminal ******** ***** ** “**********” ;)