Facial recognition in SK Taman Perling 1 School, Johor
Information Certainty: Documented
Deployment Purpose: Surveillance
| Summary |
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| In Johor, Malaysia, a school introduced facial recogniton for attendance purposes as well as for staff and visitor monitoring. RN Technologies Sdn Bhd supplied the facial recognition system. The system was fully funded by Myra Hub Foundation, a Malaysian NGO. The system results in an attendance record which is transferred to the Ministry of Education. |
Products and Institutions:
| Product Deployed | RN Technologies Sdn Bhd (Facial recognition) |
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| Institutions ⠉ | RN Technologies Sdn Bhd |
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Status and Events:
| Status | Ongoing |
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| Events | Start (2 January 2020, Documented, , No description) |
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Users:
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| Managed by | Ministry of Education Malaysia |
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Location:
| City | Johor Bahru |
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| Country ⠉ | Malaysia |
Description[ ]
A school in Johor, Malaysia, has introduced biometric scanning of faces.
The SK Taman Perling school in Johor is using facial recognition to take attendance. The scanning process, which uses 30 facial points to make an identification, only takes two seconds. Once the pupil is scanned, personal information such as name, id number, and class, is stored in the school’s database. “The pupils’ attendance data will be stored in the system before it is copied and transferred to the Education Ministry’s database through the Students Database application,” said headmaster Zamri Abd Wahad 2
According to New Straits Times, the system, which was introduced this year, takes only two seconds to scan a pupil's face before their personal information such as full name, pupil number, and class is stored into the school's database. The school headmaster, Zamri Abd Wahab, said yesterday, 1 January, that 1,034 students, including 937 main stream pupils, 47 special education pupils, and 50 preschoolers, will use the scanner to mark their attendance 1
References
- a b "Johor School Is The First In M'sia To Use Facial Recognition Scanners For Attendance". (2020) <https://says.com/my/news/school-in-johor-is-the-first-in-m-sia-to-use-facial-recognition-scanners-for-attendance>
- a b "Malaysian School Uses Facial Recognition to Take Attendance". (2020) <https://yellrobot.com/school-facial-recognition-johor-malaysia/> Accessed: 2022-11-29