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Authorities use technology to name and shame jaywalkers

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Get this: To combat jaywalking, some cities are using facial recognition software (from Xinhua):

“The facial recognition equipment takes several snapshots and a 15-second video when it detects pedestrians crossing the intersection on a red light.”
“The photographs are ...