China eyes 'black tech' to boost security as parliament meets

Smart glasses can pick up facial features and match them in real-time with a database of suspects

At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features and car registration plates, and match them in real-time with a database of suspects.
 
The AI-powered glasses, made by LLVision, scan the faces of vehicle occupants and the plates, flagging with a red box and warning sign to the wearer when any match up with a centralised “blacklist”.
 
The test —which coincides with the annual meeting of China’s parliament in central Beijing — underscores a major push by China’s