Many of the 767 CCTV cameras on Penang Island are now equipped with the facial recognition technology featuring artificial intelligence (AI) by IBM. “We only share photos of wanted suspects for monitoring purposes and to identify their movements. Closer look: A police officer showing the facial recognition system at MBPP’s CCTV Control Room in Komtar, Penang. He said the state government had spent RM46.2mil to install 767 CCTV cameras in the state since 2008, adding that another 150 CCTV cameras would be installed by May. Related stories:‘Use of biome­tric facial recognition must be regulated’Any step to help prevent crime is most welcome, say Johor cops and Bukit AmanDBKL: We don’t have facial recognition tech

Source: The Star January 02, 2019 22:48 UTC