Moscow Metro launches pay per face recognition | DW News

Passengers on the Moscow metro can now pay for their commute using facial recognition technology. The system is called "Face Pay" - and connects passengers' biometric data with their credit cards.
It's been rolled out across all 241 stations in the Russian capital - but privacy activists are sounding the alarm.

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[moneywolf]

I feel like this is bigger then just paying quicker

[bboucharde]

This is not good. Not in Russia, not in USA, and not in Germany. You trade your privacy & freedom for convenience.

[AlisinaAtai]

“Takes 3x times less”

0:32: meanwhile Biljakov stands there awkwardly like it a passport check.

[chiron]

You still think the future is not going to be dystopian?

[Selenes]

damn, the sci-fi dystopia is getting closer by the day. feels like we are blindly walking into it, like sheep..

[soko]

SCARY, Big brother watching everywhere you go. Hackers can still hack the system.

[thepigeonhqhq]

What if the system makes a mistake and bills you for somebody else?

[TheGQBrotha]

"The Moscow Metro assures users of the facial recognition system that their personal and biometric data won't be passed on to third parties" - Riggghhhhtttt and who actually believes that.

[sweiland]

This is our own fault for depending too much on technology for convenience.

[adrianmitru]

it takes 10 seconds to buy a metro ticket for up to 6 months and 2 seconds to swipe it ...

[flamesofjihad]

Dont be worried about hackers. The one's who have implemented facial recognition will harm you much more.

[unrewritable]

It stops being cool until you are banned from the system.

[markmd]

One month ago I transited UK airway, they were already using automatic face recognition at customs so basically a program checked my face, my passport and let me in.
So I'm sure they have my face ID and can locate me through their cams network in case they suspect me for terrorist attacks or other reasons.

[koshisunuwarrai]

this is just another step towards George Orwell's 1984

[_Dk]

I flew from Chicago to Munich a few weeks back, United Airlines didn’t need your passport, just the boarding pass. The facial recognition cameras did the rest.

[sdcgnojhmr]

"....won't be passed on to third parties.." Didn't fakebook say the same thing?

[Twobirdsbreakingfree]

This is really the point at which people need to start pushing back. It's already gone too far.

I've coined a new term for this obsessive compulsive need for governments to monitor, know and control everything using technology - technological extremism.

[wilson]

Wait I need to load more money onto my face before we leave

[nraphael]

Basically most governments accross the world are more interested in the personal details of individuals than governing the country & doing their given job to the fullest...! 😂

[robinwhite-gough]

Because of the economic crisis and the rate of unemployment, now is the best time to invest and make money 💯