Moscow's facial recognition CCTV network is the biggest example of surveillance society yet

We already knew that the city of Moscow is saturated with CCTV cameras, but we've only just learned the extent that the city is able to conduct surveillance on its citizens.

NTechLab is a bold Russian company that is at the forefront of the most talked about technology around, facial recognition. 

Their app, FindFace, which can track everyone on VKontakte, the Russian equivalent of Twitter, based on their profile, caused an outcry in and outside Russia after it was used to to identify and harass sex workers and porn actresses through their personal profiles.  Read more...