BBC - Future - Catching a thief by their face

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BBC - Future - Catching a thief by their face

'Retail stores are turning to facial recognition technology and customer tracking tools to fight against shoplifters. BBC Future investigates.

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Herta’s technology needs just the “slightest glimpse” to match against a database and can recognise up to 20 or 30 faces in a crowd, says Gary Lee, Herta Security’s international business development manager. The company remains tight-lipped about who its clients are but it is currently testing its facial recognition system with a large electronics chain.'

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151120-catching-a-thief-by-their-face?ocid=fbfut
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20151120-catching-a-thief-by-their-face?ocid=fbfut

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