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In São Paulo, ‘Big Brother’ is watching, with 25,000 cameras and facial recognition technology
Using artificial intelligence, a vast municipal video surveillance network scans the faces of passersby day and night, hunting for fugitives and criminals
In the Smart Sampa operations room, the mayor explains that he was inspired by the experiences of cities like London, Buenos Aires, and Miami, which drastically reduced crime with a trio of measures: more officers, larger security budgets, and improved technology. An officer operates the surveillance cameras inside the control center.Victor MoriyamaAfter initial reluctance, the mayor’s team emphasizes that, to avoid errors, they’ve adopted a strict protocol whereby the alarm is only triggered when the match (between the features of the passerby and the fugitive) exceeds 92%. Police officers watch the cameras closely from the Smart Sampa center.Victor MoriyamaThe municipal mantra is that “those who haven’t committed a crime shouldn’t worry.” For São Paulo’s security councilor, Orlando Morando, “people have already learned to live” with video surveillance.
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