"With facial recognition being a nearly solved problem, .." Meanwhile in Switzerland https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/facial-recognition-ca

"With facial recognition being a nearly solved problem, .." Meanwhile in Switzerland https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/facial-recognition-cameras-monitor-passenger-habits-swiss-stations https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/facial-r... It’s never a nice feeling to think you are being watched, even if it is in a public place like the centre of a city or train station. Now, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), the main public transport provider in Switzerland, has announced that it will be installing facial recognition cameras in 57 stations across the alpine nation - however, according to the company, the system only wants to know your spending habits and how often you visit each station. SBB to instal cameras to gather more data on passengers According to 20 Minuten, SBB wants to use the cameras to “obtain high-quality data that can be used to analyse the movement of people at train stations." Unlike the 700 cameras already operating in SBB stations, the new technology will allow the international company to track all passengers individually and in more detail. SBB said that the cameras will capture and analyse the following data sets: Passengers' age, size, amount of luggage and whether they have any special items (e.g. prams, wheelchairs, bicycles) Their route through the station How long each passenger remains in the station Customer behaviour in station shops (purchasing habits, anti-social behaviour, etc) Which shops are visited by passengers the most How much passengers spend in station shops