Iran Enforcing Modesty Laws , With Facial Recognition Technology.<br />Iran Enforcing Modesty Laws , With Facial Recognition Technology.<br />Gizmodo reports that the Iranian government is using <br />facial recognition systems to target and penalize <br />women who violate the country's strict hijab laws.<br />Gizmodo reports that the Iranian government is using <br />facial recognition systems to target and penalize <br />women who violate the country's strict hijab laws.<br />According to University of Oxford researcher Mahsa Alimardani, <br />women in Iran have been receiving mail citations for violating <br />the law without ever meeting law enforcement face-to-face.<br />Similarly, Iranian expat Saezamineh Shadi <br />told 'Wired' that multiple women had received <br />citations days after attending protests.<br />Iran has been cracking down on protesters since the September <br />death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman at the hands of <br />the country's morality police sparked nationwide protests.<br />Gizmodo reports that the widespread protests <br />have led to the arrest of over 19,000 activists <br />and the deaths of at least 300 people.<br />Previously, Iranian officials had said that <br />the government planned on using surveillance <br />technology to monitor public spaces.<br />Gizmodo reports that the nation's surveillance efforts <br />are aided by a government ID system in Iran that <br />utilizes face scans and other biometric identifiers. .<br />Gizmodo reports that Iran's surveillance efforts <br />have included creating their own internal intranet <br />which is separate from the world wide web.<br />Similar efforts to create isolated, <br />government controlled internet systems have <br />already been put in place in China and Russia.<br />The Iranian government has also repeatedly <br />shut down access to global internet platforms <br />amid the recent wave of protests.<br />The Iranian government has also repeatedly <br />shut down access to global internet platforms <br />amid the recent wave of protests
