ZhongAn to track chickens with blockchain and facial recognition
A Chinese tech company is planning to use facial recognition software to monitor chickens. ZhongAn currently uses blockchain technology in a project called "GoGo Chicken", which monitors the daily activity of the birds at free-range organic farms, from birth onwards. The technology already allows consumers to buy a baby chick and follow its development on a smartphone app, but the company is looking into using facial recognition systems to help people identify individual chickens. The technology could also be adapted for other uses, such as pet care, according to the firm.

Tech unit of Hong Kong-listed ZhongAn Online Property & Casualty Insurance targets 23 million birds for project ‘gogochicken’ in three years