Coronavirus, in China, THE need to identify who is not wearing the mask

NOT only the application called "Close contact detector" with which the chinese government is trying to inform the citizens, in yet another lenzuolata of the indiscriminate collection of their personal data, about possible contacts at risk had in the previous two weeks. Useful tool to understand if you are at risk, but at the same time slippery. All the giants of the technology of the people's Republic are taking action to help to limit the spread of the Covid-19. The most recent comes from Baidu, the leading search engine in the country, which would have developed a model of artificial intelligence released in open source, thus available to other platforms, and of all the realities that want to take advantage of it with a goal rather curious, if seen from the point of view of a regime which is among the most intrusive in the control of its citizens and in facial recognition: locate anyone not wearing the protective mask in public places or work.

In different areas of the country, including mega-cities like the capital Beijing or Guangzhou, the wearing of masks is mandatory in certain contexts, as well as in the realities of production, which from the past few days, slowly but surely, are trying to start. Sneezing, coughing and, therefore, respiratory droplets that can remain suspended in the air, up to two meters from the subject are the main channel for the spread of the new coronavirus, as to the influence of the season: for this it is essential to wear them in the restaurants, shopping centres and on public transport. The point is that it is not easy for authorities to locate those who violate this practice, especially inside of places with a massive influx control is complex.