Govt to install AI cameras at popular locations, will scan faces of tourists

Panaji: The tourism department has said that it will install cameras with artificial intelligence at prominent tourist places, including beaches, temples, churches, and waterfalls, among others, for crowd analytics of tourists and planning for the sector in Goa. “We will not capture personal data of any tourist, but the faces will be scanned to check their movements,” a senior official said.
The cameras will help the department profile anti-social elements, illegal operators, those cheating tourists, touts, and criminals at tourist places. The data will be shared with police for necessary action.
“With these cameras, we will come to know which places tourists visit in the state, and accordingly we can plan a circuit for tourists and create necessary infrastructure,” the official said. tnn