Even mask-wearers can be ID’d, China facial recognition firm says - Reuters
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The other, more powerful, product is a “multi-channel” recognition system that uses “multiple surveillance cameras”. It can identify everyone in a crowd of up to 30 people “within a second”, Huang says. “When wearing a mask, the recognition rate can reach about 95%, which can ensure that most people can be identified,” Huang said, adding the success rate for people without mask is about 99.5%. LOSING FACIAL INFORMATION A big customer, not surprisingly, is the Ministry of Public Security, which (...)