Tokyo Deploys Outdoor Facial Recognition Cameras

A Tokyo ward has installed outdoor security cameras with AI facial recognition to help find missing children and elderly people with dementia, as reported by ID Tech, in what officials believe is the first outdoor deployment of the technology by a local government, sparking concerns about privacy and surveillance, similar to those raised in the US where the LAPD Drops Flock Cameras due to controversy, and highlighting the need for guidance on digital surveillance, such as the NSA Releases Guidance on Router Hygiene, as companies like ROC Watch receive new liability protections with DHS DT&E designation, and countries like Japan establish new intelligence agencies, while also facing issues with facial recognition technology, as seen in the case of Grocery Outlet.

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