China Foils Toilet Paper Thieves With Facial Recognition Tech | CNA Insider

Even as Facebook’s #10yearchallenge sparks concerns that the social media giant is mining data for facial recognition AI, China’s facial recognition systems are already a reality in everyday life.

#WhyItMatters host Joshua Lim finds out how public restrooms use it to prevent people from taking too much toilet paper; and how jaywalkers are identified, then publicly shamed on a digital billboard.

Zhu Wei, a manager at Suning Shanghai Biu, shows how the unmanned store uses facial recognition software to admit shoppers and let them make payment easily.

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