City officials in St. Petersburg, Russia, announced on Thursday that the city’s closed-circuit TV (CCTV) surveillance cameras will be upgraded with “ethnic recognition software” to “prevent social tension” by monitoring “the formation of ethnic enclaves.” The post St. Petersburg, Russia Adds ‘Ethnicity Recognition Software’ to Surveillance Cameras appeared first on Breitbart.
St. Petersburg, Russia, has upgraded its CCTV surveillance cameras with ethnicity recognition software to monitor ethnic enclaves and prevent social tension. The city spent $434,000 on the software, with speculation that the vendor might be a Chinese company, given China's use of similar technology to monitor ethnic minorities. While officials claim the software optimizes resource allocation for events and law enforcement, critics argue it is ineffective, ethically problematic, and may fuel interethnic discord. Concerns also arise about the software's ability to accurately determine ethnicity and its potential focus on specific immigrant groups.
