Iran Enforcing Modesty Laws , With Facial Recognition Technology.br Iran Enforcing Modesty Laws , With Facial Recognition Technology.br Gizmodo reports that the Iranian government is using br facial recognition systems to target and penalize br women who violate the country's strict hijab laws.br Gizmodo reports that the Iranian government is using br facial recognition systems to target and penalize br women who violate the country's strict hijab laws.br According to University of Oxford researcher Mahsa Alimardani, br women in Iran have been receiving mail citations for violating br the law without ever meeting law enforcement face-to-face.br Similarly, Iranian expat Saezamineh Shadi br told 'Wired' that multiple women had received br citations days after attending protests.br Iran has been cracking down on protesters since the September br death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman at the hands of br the country's morality police sparked nationwide protests.br Gizmodo reports that the widespread protests br have led to the arrest of over 19,000 activists br and the deaths of at least 300 people.br Previously, Iranian officials had said that br the government planned on using surveillance br technology to monitor public spaces.br Gizmodo reports that the nation's surveillance efforts br are aided by a government ID system in Iran that br utilizes face scans and other biometric identifiers. .br Gizmodo reports that Iran's surveillance efforts br have included creating their own internal intranet br which is separate from the world wide web.br Similar efforts to create isolated, br government controlled internet systems have br already been put in place in China and Russia.br The Iranian government has also repeatedly br shut down access to global internet platforms br amid the recent wave of protests.