Chinese police find the fugitives from the concert venue with 60,000 participants using the face recognition function

In China, known as a `` surveillance camera powerhouse '', such as installing more than 1.7 million surveillance cameras in the country, police officers identified one wanted criminal at a concert venue of singer Jacky Chun who participated in 60,000 people I was arrested.

Facial recognition used to catch suspect in crowd of 60,000 concertgoers
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Facial recognition used to catch fugitive among 60,000 concert-goers in China
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The concert was held in Nanchang, China. A 31-year-old man named “Ao” was arrested and the police were looking for his identity on charges of economic crime. On April 6, 2018 (Friday), the man moved to Nanchang with his wife and friends by car, and immediately after the start of the concert held on the evening of Saturday (Saturday), the police were secured. It is that.

Li Jin, a police officer in Nanchang City, said, “There were 60,000 spectators at the concert, and we were concerned about security. There were several cameras equipped with face recognition technology at the entrance. The man's face matched the information in the database, which led to the arrest. The man was said to have been shocked by the police with tens of thousands of people.

China has so far captured a number of fugitives with face recognition technology, and in August 2017, 25 suspects were arrested at the Beer Festival.

In 2017, the Chinese government introduced a sunglasses-type device with an individual authentication function to identify individuals. Using this device, it is possible to scan a person's face just by looking at the crowds at stations, airports, etc., and it is possible to identify the arranger by checking the scan data against a database.

Chinese police are strengthening the surveillance system by introducing sunglasses type devices equipped with face recognition function-GIGAZINE

The Chinese police arrested 33 suspects who were involved in ID counterfeiting, kidnapping and evasion in train stations in February 2018 using devices with facial recognition technology.