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October 15, 2021 08:56 pm

Moscow adds facial recognition payment system to more than 240 metro stations




Face Pay launched at all Moscow Underground stations
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Moscow launched “Face Pay” on Friday, a facial recognition payment system implemented in more than 240 Mosmetro stations, “the largest use of facial recognition technology in the world,” officials claim (via The Guardian). The service relies on stored photographs to validate metro payments, an obvious privacy concern given the previous uses of facial recognition technology by the Russian capital’s law enforcement.


Face Pay requires metro riders to upload a photo and connect their bank and metro cards to the Mosmetro mobile app. With everything uploaded, all you need to do is look at the camera posted above the turnstiles to make it in time for your next train. Moscow authorities expect 10 to 15 percent of riders to use Face Pay...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/15/22728667/russia-face-pay-system-moscow-metro-privacy

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