Peking University installs facial recognition system for students and staff on campus gate
Anyone entering from the southwest can have their face scanned by a camera instead of showing their ID card in latest use of the controversial technology
A top university in Beijing is using a facial recognition system to verify the identity of students and staff entering its campus, the latest application of the controversial technology in China.
Anyone going through the southwestern gate of prestigious Peking University can now have their face scanned by a camera instead of showing their ID card to security guards under a trial run of the system that started on Wednesday.
Many of the top universities in China restrict – and even ban – members of the public from visiting their campuses, and students and staff are often required to produce proof of identity before they can enter.
The technology is used in areas such as financial services, transport and retail as well as public security, where police use it to catch criminal suspects and even to name and shame jaywalkers.