Officials in Singapore have plans to build a dream smart city, which includes them installing facial recognition cameras on every lamppost in the nation.

There are estimated to be around 110k lampposts in the country and by installing the facial recognition cameras, they plan to build a wireless sensor network.

The project is being run by GovTech, which is a federal agency and they've already started taking bids from private biometrics firms that might be interested in working on the project. And they've also already started testing different sensors on the posts to see which one is going to be able to meet their needs.

As a part of Sinagpore's Smart Nation project, it's estimated that this new lamppost project will launch sometime next year. And it's been referred to as the Lamppost-as-a-Platform (LaaP) pilot.

When they are finished, officials have suggested that the lamppost facial recognition network might be useful in helping authorities to perform crowd analytics, assisting follow-up investigations for various crimes or terror events, and more.

It's also been suggested that the government might use the cameras to help them monitor traffic and pedestrians.

Building A Police State

After they have their network established, they'll have their eyes all over the region, and some officials have insisted that this will help to improve the lives of those living there. Though, it's hard to see how crafting an environment where the state has such an extensive watch over the everyday lives of people, is going to in any way benefit to them.

This sort of facial recognition technology is becoming more commonly used today, you can find it in a myriad of different market spaces, from train stations to airports, and in a variety of cities.

Officials who are busy working on this project in Sinagpore have insisted that there will be respect paid to personal data and privacy. Though, people should already know by now that you cannot trust government entities to protect your privacy.

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Sources:
http://www.straitstimes.com/tech/facial-analysis-tool-raises-privacy-concerns
https://gizmodo.com/singapore-plans-to-test-lampposts-equipped-with-face-re-1825236411
https://findbiometrics.com/singapore-govt-lamppost-surveillance-program-504132/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-surveillance/singapore-to-test-facial-recognition-on-lampposts-stoking-privacy-fears-idUSKBN1HK0RV

Singapore Looks To Build Dream Smart City With Eyes On Every Lamp Post

Officials in Singapore have plans to build a dream smart city, which includes them installing facial recognition cameras on every lamppost in the nation.

As a part of Sinagpore's Smart Nation project, it's estimated that this new lamppost project will launch sometime next year. And it's been referred to as the Lamppost-as-a-Platform (LaaP) pilot.

It's also been suggested that the government might use the cameras to help them monitor traffic and pedestrians.

Building A Police State

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