In Mannheim, an automated system reports hugs to the police - AlgorithmWatch –
But there's something else going on in the square: it is also a testing ground for what Baden-Württemberg’s interior ministry describes as Europe's first ever intelligent video surveillance system, which is now about to be tested in Hamburg.
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Mannheim, a large city on the Rhine, deployed a video system that claims to automatically detect physical violence in some streets. It can confuse hugging with strangling, and it is unclear whether it can actually prevent violence.
At the Alter Messplatz in Mannheim, four men sit on benches by the water while kids race scooters around the square. Earlier, two women thought the building behind the men was a public toilet, but it is a performance space, part of a new community center that houses a bar, basketball court and sports equipment rental.
But there's something else going on in the square: it is also a testing ground for what Baden-Württemberg’s interior ministry describes as Europe's first ever intelligent video surveillance system, which is now about to be tested in Hamburg.
#VSA #Surveillance #FacialRecognition #Germany
#Manheim #Hamburg #EU
Surveillance Camera Statistics: Which City has the Most CCTV Cameras?
Cities in China are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a new analysis by Comparitech. But globally, many more cities are under increasing amounts of surveillance.
In 2019, IHS Markit predicted that there would be 1 billion surveillance cameras worldwide by the end of 2021. In 2017, it also suggested China would have 626 million cameras within three years, which is further supported by reports that the country has around 600 million cameras within its Skynet project.
#Surveillance #BigBrother #CCTV #VSA #VideoSurveillance
Cities in China are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a new analysis by Comparitech. But globally, many more cities are under increasing amounts of surveillance.
In 2019, IHS Markit predicted that there would be 1 billion surveillance cameras worldwide by the end of 2021. In 2017, it also suggested China would have 626 million cameras within three years, which is further supported by reports that the country has around 600 million cameras within its Skynet project.
#Surveillance #BigBrother #CCTV #VSA #VideoSurveillance