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Police in Belize use fingerprinting and facial recognition. In 2017, the US Government supplied Belize Police Department with an automated fingerprinting system. Funding for this tool came from the U.S's Central America Regional Security Initiative which was active at the time. They also provided training in the use of the system, which is linked to U.S police departments. In 2019, Belize Police reported they were using facial recognition in some streets in Belize city. It was also reported that Belize VU, a technology company in Belize, had donated 60 thousand dollars worth of cameras and systems to police in Benque Viejo del Carmen. The cameras reportedly have infrared and facial recognition capabilities. Taiwan, an ally of Belize, has also been linked to the supply of cameras to the state for both policing and health services, as well as the funding of police department to the tune of five hundred thousand dollars in 2017. With the funds, the police were able to obtain body cameras and drones. +
A festive crime prevention trial is underway in KwaZulu-Netal province, of which the largest city is Durban, and the capital is Pietermaritzburg. The municipality of eThekwini is also a part of these efforts.The trial includes the rollout of facial recognition to camera networks, including drones, dash cams and body worn police cameras. Number plate recognition will also be in use. New cameras will be installed with facial recognition and other 'crime prevention' tools. Since 2019, Durban Metropolitan Police have used predictive policing analytics from Microsoft and Toyota, however it is unclear whether facial recognition was used. In partnership with Microsoft and Toyota, the Durban basin will be secured with a CCTV network. The people working in the area +
Kuala Lumpur has deployed public facial recognition/biometric mass surveillance using a network of 5,000 cameras in public places and buildings, plus another 500 in convenience stores. It can be speculated that the supplier may be NTech as they are a major supplier of retail biometrics in Malaysia however this is uncertain information. Monash University researchers ran a study on the video system to develop a weapons detection algorithm and are working on violence detection. This involves determining a relation between the object wielded, the person, and the persons behaviour. This implies that person recogniton, gait recognition and behavioural analysis may also be being run on the footage. The Royal Police Force of Malaysia also has access to the footage. +
Senegal Blaise Diagne International Airport starts facial recognition. The intrusions will be signaled with alerts so that the gendarmerie and the companies' personnel can react in real time. The video surveillance with facial recognition will also make it possible to monitor operations with cameras of various types installed throughout the airport. The system will use a special dataset created for the airport with the use of the UN's and Internporl's databases. +
In order to monitor the attendance and work of sanitation staff, the Ongole Municipal Corporation are making use of facial recognition cameras.
Presently, the municipal corporation makes use of thumbprint impression systems to record attendance, but they believe that workers only attend the workplace to put in the thumbprint impression and do not do the required work. Hence, they believe that surveillance through facial recognition cameras will ensure better work practices. +
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. +
In 2010, Mbombela Stadium was built for the FIFA world cup. Axis Communications deployed a system of network cameras to secure the stadium. In their case study of the deployment, they describe the use of facial recognition at the turnstiles. Axis Communications provides a face detection software, but it is not technically described as facial recognition, rather face detection. Axis cameras can have facial recognition easily enabled. TMVS is a South African security company that worked with Axis on this deployment. +
During the pandemic, ID.me was utilized by federal agencies like the IRS and Social Security Administration for identity verification to curb fraud. This was crucial as these services, including social security and tax filings, are essential. ID.me rapidly expanded its workforce to handle the demand, but faced criticism for compromising verification practices and user privacy. Confidential data, such as social security numbers, were inadequately protected, raising concerns about potential data misuse. Despite assurances of not selling user data, ID.me retains biometric information long-term. Following public and legislative backlash, the IRS announced plans to phase out ID.me's facial recognition technology, highlighting privacy concerns. +