21.11.2024 14:02:00
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The national video monitoring system using artificial intelligence and facial recognition was developed in cooperation between the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the National Security Committee and the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry.
As reported on the government website, the system allows for the recognition of wanted persons, signaling about abandoned objects in public places, and recording offenses automatically. "Computer vision" also allows for the identification of vehicles by make, model and color.
"Smart" video cameras have been installed at train stations, airports, near hotels and shopping centers, on busy highways and intersections. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the system has already been tested at the World Nomad Games in Astana, where it was used to search for children and other people lost in the crowd.
"With the help of the video analytics system, 46 wanted offenders were quickly identified and detained in Astana. Similar work is being carried out in Almaty, where 30 wanted people have already been identified and detained," the ministry reported.
In justifying the use of cameras with artificial intelligence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs refers to the experience of China, Russia, European countries and the "adaptation of best practices."
"In the future, it is planned to expand video monitoring with an increase in the number of cameras. This will happen in stages," the press release says.
Currently, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kazakhstanis are monitored using more than 1.3 million video surveillance cameras.
However, such initiatives raise legitimate concerns among members of the public. The Eurasian Digital Foundation (EDF) has repeatedly expressed its concerns about such systems and voiced a number of proposals to limit the use of this technology.
The foundation proposes to limit mass video surveillance and prohibit the use of images of citizens from open sources to create biometric databases.
EDF believes it is important to develop a risk classification for biometric systems based on European experience and to prohibit the use of such systems in real time, except for cases of law enforcement.
The Foundation emphasizes the need for transparency, legality and public opinion when implementing technologies in order to minimize threats to personal freedom and privacy of citizens.
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As reported on the government website, the system allows for the recognition of wanted persons, signaling about abandoned objects in public places, and recording offenses automatically. "Computer vision" also allows for the identification of vehicles by make, model and color.
"Smart" video cameras have been installed at train stations, airports, near hotels and shopping centers, on busy highways and intersections. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the system has already been tested at the World Nomad Games in Astana, where it was used to search for children and other people lost in the crowd.
"With the help of the video analytics system, 46 wanted offenders were quickly identified and detained in Astana. Similar work is being carried out in Almaty, where 30 wanted people have already been identified and detained," the ministry reported.
In justifying the use of cameras with artificial intelligence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs refers to the experience of China, Russia, European countries and the "adaptation of best practices."
"In the future, it is planned to expand video monitoring with an increase in the number of cameras. This will happen in stages," the press release says.
Currently, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Kazakhstanis are monitored using more than 1.3 million video surveillance cameras.
However, such initiatives raise legitimate concerns among members of the public. The Eurasian Digital Foundation (EDF) has repeatedly expressed its concerns about such systems and voiced a number of proposals to limit the use of this technology.
The foundation proposes to limit mass video surveillance and prohibit the use of images of citizens from open sources to create biometric databases.
EDF believes it is important to develop a risk classification for biometric systems based on European experience and to prohibit the use of such systems in real time, except for cases of law enforcement.
The Foundation emphasizes the need for transparency, legality and public opinion when implementing technologies in order to minimize threats to personal freedom and privacy of citizens.
