CCTV cameras with the ability to measure a crowd’s “mood” were deployed at the Lesbian and Gay Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney.
A spokesman for the Pride Parade told the paper that the cameras were only intended to “direct people to less crowded zones if areas become too full.”
“There is no facial recognition tracking and it cannot track people from one place to another. It provides real-time metrics that snapshot the crowd across the entire route at any given point to inform proactive crowd management decision-making.” The technology, which was previously used during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the city, is currently set to be taken down after Mardi Gras.
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