In São Paulo, 'Big Brother' is watching, with 25K cameras and facial recognition

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lysace · 4h ago

> The system is managed by a consortium of Brazilian companies. These firms utilize an artificial intelligence-powered software called FindFace, from the Russian-based company Ntechlab.

bamboozled · 3h ago

The democratically elected president of Brazil just flew to Russia and hugged Putin, an autocratic war criminal the other day too.

Strange way to behave for someone democratically elected.

lysace · 56m ago

Somehow this is the first time I learn about this. Shameful.

mixmastamyk · 3h ago

Was traveling in RJ state to SP coast recently for the first time in a decade or so and cameras were everywhere! Hated it.

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In São Paulo, 'Big Brother' is watching, with 25K cameras and facial recognition

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