Covert Elevator Face Recognition
Covert elevator facial recognition has the potential to solve the cost and complexity of elevator surveillance while engendering immense privacy concerns.
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 **** ************ ******** ************
***** ************ ** ********* ** ****** and *********, *** ***:******** ************ *****. ** ** ***** ********* ** transmit ****** **** ********* *** *********** to *** **** ******* ******, ** the ***-* ****** ***** ***** *** step ******** ****** ** ****** ******** cameras:
Covert ****** **** *** ********
**************** ******** *********** *************** ** **-***** ************** **** "*** ******** ****** ******** 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 **** *** ***** ***** *****:
***** ***** **** *** *** ***** the ******* *** ******* **** ***** do *** ********* / ****** ***********, they ****** ** ** (*** ***** make ********** *****) ******** ***** *** elevator's ********, ** ****** ** *****:
*** ******* ** **** *********** ** that ** ***** **** **** ****** angles ** ******* ***** ***** ***** improve ************ ********* *** ** **** better ** ********* ***** (****** *** downside ***** ** * ******* ******** where ********* ** *** ***** ***** block ***** ** *** **** ** they **** *******).
Privacy ******
** *** ***** ****, ******* ****** are ********** *******, ** *** ******** in ******** **** *****. **** ** it *** ********* ** *********, ** is ********* ** ***** ********* ** tall ********* (*.*., ******* ** ** flights ** ****** ** *** * practical *********** *** **** ******).
** *** ** **** ** **** of * ******* ***** ***** ** many **** ** ****** ** *** rises ******* ********* (**** ** ******) but ** ***** (*** ***** *****) cities, **** **** ***** ***** *** predominant **** ** *******, ******** ************ could ******* ** ********* *** ******* chilling *** ** ******* ******** ********.
Vote / ****
*** ***** **** *** *** ***********? If ** ** ***** * ********/****? Thanks.
* ***'* **** ******** ** *** Tikinmedia *** ******** *** ** *** launched ** ******:**** **** - ***** *****
******* *** **** *********** (** ***) they **** *****, ******. *'** ***** and **** ****** ** ** **** respond.
* **** ******* * ***** ** a ******** ******** *** ****** ***** he **** * ***** ***** ****** out ** ** ******** ********** ** be ** ******** ****** ***. ** used *** ******** ** * **** place ** **** *** *** **** move *** **** *** *** ***** to ***** * ****** **** ******. The ****** ***** ** ****** ***********.
*** ** *** ******* **** **** us **** ** * ****** ** in *** ********, *** **** **** they *******'* ** ** ****** ** when **** **** ******* ** *** toilet.
*** *** ******* ***** ** *****. The ******** ***** ****** ** **:**.
**** ***** **** ** ***** *****. Didn't ******* ** *** ** *******. Great ***** ******.
** * ******* ****, * ** looking ******* ** *** *** * walk **** ** ******** *** **** play ***** ** ********* *********** ;) or ***** ****...