This is sort of like Robocop! Brazilian police forces are testing out glasses fitted out with cameras linked to a central computer network that stores a database of criminal suspects’ faces, so that they’ll be able to arrest people during the 2014 World Cup without having to ask them their names.
The tech looks pretty impressive, on the whole – the fitted cameras can scan crowds up to 50 metres away, capture 400 facial images per second, and collect about 46 000 data points on people’s faces to compare against the network’s 13 million-strong database.
If any spotted faces match the records of known criminals and people wanted by the cops, little red lights go off, and the police officer gets to make an arrest because the computer told him it was okay.
Given that Facebook apparently can’t tell the difference between most faces and a weirdly-shaped stain on the carpet, we’re hoping that they’re using something a little smarter for their software.
It’s intended for use during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but the devices will be field-tested at football matches and concerts over the next couple of months, so cops can get used to feeling like RoboCop.
[Source: BitRebels]
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