Objective: shame them. Local authorities in the city of Suzhou (China) published photos of people walking in the street in pajamas on Monday. In total, seven people saw their photo, identity and other information shared widely on the Web.
The reason ? The city wants to put an end to "uncivilized behavior" in its streets. Other behaviors were also singled out, such as distributing advertising leaflets on the public highway or lying on a bench. All thanks to video surveillance cameras, equipped with facial recognition software, reports the BBC .
Chinese officials name and shame people for going outside in their pajamas by posting pictures of them and their ID information https://t.co/XIIu8Velqw
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As soon as they were released, the images aroused indignation among many Internet users. So much so that the authorities ended up offering their "sincere" apologies. "We wanted to end this uncivilized behavior," said a city official. "But of course we have to protect the privacy of the locals. "
To justify itself, the city explained that it participated in a "civilized city" competition and that it therefore had to put an end to certain behaviors. In 2019, the city had already invited residents to send photos of "uncivilized behavior" to the authorities, for a financial reward.
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