Covert Elevator Face Recognition

Published Oct 24, 2019 12:46 PM

Covert elevator facial recognition has the potential to solve the cost and complexity of elevator surveillance while engendering immense privacy concerns.

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This month, in Caixin China's reporting, this issue blew up as reports of such a deployment mandated by police created controversy.

Inside this report, we examine:

  • Challenges With Elevator Surveillance
  • Covert Face Rec Examined
  • Cameras Monitor Residents In Real Time
  • Systems Connected to Police
  • Unique Financing Model
  • Controversy Sparked
  • Technical Upsides of the Approach
  • Privacy Concerns

Challenges **** ************ ******** ************

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Covert ****** **** *** ********

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**************** ******** *********** *************** ** **-***** ************** **** "*** ******** ****** ******** Department ** ********* ****** ******* *** elevator **** *********** ******* ** *** communities ** *** ****."

****** ***** *** ******* ***** ****** from ********'* ******** **** ******* ***** installing ****** ****** *********** ******* ** one ********* *****'* *********:

** ***-*********, ********* ** ********'* ***** Garden [***********] ******** ***** **** ********** beaming ************** **** ***** ********* ** their *********. *** ** *** ********** revealed ** * ******** **** "***** is * **** *********** ****** ***** with *** ***********; **** ******** ** concealed ** ********* ***** ***** *****"

Cameras ******* ********* "** **** ****", ****** ********* ** ******

*** ********'* ********** *** ***** ******** residents, *** ***** ****** *********. ****** reported **** **** **** ********* * message **** * ****** ******* ** Chinese ****** ***** ******* ****** ***** stated:

*** ****** ******** *** ********* ** real ****, ******* ******** ********** ****** enter *** ***** *** *********. *** relevant **** ** **** **** ** police *** ** ********* **** *** public ******** ****** ** ****** * truly **** *** *********** *********.

**** *** ****** ** ****** *** original ****** ******* ***** ** ****** though ******* ************* ***** ** ********* to ****.

Unconventional ********* *****

*************, ***** ************ ******** ** *****'* residential ************ *** ******** ** ********/***** associations.

*** ** **** ****, ****** ******** that ******** ****** ******** **** ** a ******* **** **********, * *** startup **** ******** ********** ** ********* that **** **** ************** ** *** doors, ** ***** ***** ** ***** ******:

** *** ***** *******, ******************** *** ******* ** *********** ****** recognition ** ***** ******* "** *** future", ***** ********* ***** ******** ********* analytics (*.*. ***/******).

********** ****** ** ***** "**** **** 50 ****** ****** *** ******* *** 100,000 *********, ********* ****** *** ******* white-collar ******* ***** ***". ******* ** 2017,*** **** *** ******~$** ******* **** ******* ******* ******* funds ********* ***** *** ******* *****

Controversy *******

*** ************, *** ************ ** **** advertisement/covert **** *** ****** ****** ******* for **** *** ******* *******. ****** reported:

**************, ***** **** **** **** *********** related ** **** ** ****** ******** [...]*** ************ ** *** ******** **** recognition ****** ** ********* **********, ********* in ***** ** ********* [**** ********* say]

[***** ******] **** *** **** ******** that [*********] ****** ** ***** * method ** ***-***, **** ** ** access ******* ****; ** **** *** public ****** *******, *** ****** ****** be ***********, ********* ********* **** '*** have ******* * ********* **** *** we **** ******* **** ****** *********** for ****** ******.'

Project *** ** ****

*** ** *** ***********, ****** ****** to *** *** ******* ** ****, says ******:

******* ** ********** **** * ***** number ** [*********] ******, ****** ****** to ******* *** ************ ** ********* in ***** ****** *** **** *** the ******** ** *** *** ******' committee.

Advertising / ****** ******** ************

**** *******, ******, *********** ***** ** profitable ** *********. ** ***** ****** in ***** ************* ***** *****, ** elevator ** * '****-********* *** ***-************ environment', *.*., *** ** ******* ** a ***** ***:

*** ****** ******** ** * ********* that ** ******* ** *** ******* aimed ** *** *****, ** *** excerpt **** *** ***** ***** *****:

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***** ***** **** *** *** ***** the ******* *** ******* **** ***** do *** ********* / ****** ***********, they ****** ** ** (*** ***** make ********** *****) ******** ***** *** elevator's ********, ** ****** ** *****:

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*** ******* ** **** *********** ** that ** ***** **** **** ****** angles ** ******* ***** ***** ***** improve ************ ********* *** ** **** better ** ********* ***** (****** *** downside ***** ** * ******* ******** where ********* ** *** ***** ***** block ***** ** *** **** ** they **** *******).

Privacy ******

** *** ***** ****, ******* ****** are ********** *******, ** *** ******** in ******** **** *****. **** ** it *** ********* ** *********, ** is ********* ** ***** ********* ** tall ********* (*.*., ******* ** ** flights ** ****** ** *** * practical *********** *** **** ******).

** *** ** **** ** **** of * ******* ***** ***** ** many **** ** ****** ** *** rises ******* ********* (**** ** ******) but ** ***** (*** ***** *****) cities, **** **** ***** ***** *** predominant **** ** *******, ******** ************ could ******* ** ********* *** ******* chilling *** ** ******* ******** ********.

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Comments (5)
JH
John Honovich
Oct 24, 2019
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Undisclosed #3
Oct 25, 2019

*** ***** **** *** *** ***********? If ** ** ***** * ********/****? Thanks.

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Charles Rollet
Oct 25, 2019

* ***'* **** ******** ** *** Tikinmedia *** ******** *** ** *** launched ** ******:**** **** - ***** *****

******* *** **** *********** (** ***) they **** *****, ******. *'** ***** and **** ****** ** ** **** respond.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Oct 24, 2019

* **** ******* * ***** ** a ******** ******** *** ****** ***** he **** * ***** ***** ****** out ** ** ******** ********** ** be ** ******** ****** ***. ** used *** ******** ** * **** place ** **** *** *** **** move *** **** *** *** ***** to ***** * ****** **** ******. The ****** ***** ** ****** ***********.

*** ** *** ******* **** **** us **** ** * ****** ** in *** ********, *** **** **** they *******'* ** ** ****** ** when **** **** ******* ** *** toilet.

*** *** ******* ***** ** *****. The ******** ***** ****** ** **:**.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Oct 24, 2019

**** ***** **** ** ***** *****. Didn't ******* ** *** ** *******. Great ***** ******.