SASSA to Combat Fraud With Facial Recognition System, South Africans Divided Over Agencys Plan [Video]

• The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is launching a new facial recognition system
• SASSA is looking to combat fraud after two Stellenbosch University students uncovered fraud at the agency
• South Africans are divided over the initiative, with some wondering how the agency would manage it

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) is committed to fighting fraud.

The agency plans to roll out facial recognition nationwide as an added security measure to prevent fraud.

The announcement comes after a pair of Computer Science students at Stellenbosch University uncovered extensive fraud at SASSA.

Students discover fraud at SASSA

The two first-year students uncovered fraud with the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant applications, as they found applications in their names.

The funds were being paid into bank accounts that didn’t belong to them.

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