CITY OF PERTH FACE RECOGNITION CAUSES PRIVACY STIR

摘要

CITY of Perth's face recognition solution, which is used to support cameras around Optus Stadium, has caused a stir among privacy professionals, who say it was rolled out without public consultation and worry it could be the beginning of a surveillance state. Face recognition is commonly used in and around large venues to make identification easier - the same technology is used at the SCG and dozens of stadiums around the world. In Perth, face recognition software supports 30 cameras around Optus Stadium as part of a 12-month trial by City of Perth, which is interested in operational benefits. The results of the trial will be publicly available. The cameras are monitored at City of Perth's surveillance centre by the council's community safety officers in close partnership with WA Police.