Facial Recognition Usage Statistics 2023

Published Mar 23, 2023 12:29 PM

Facial recognition is in the news regularly, both for its power and potential abuse, but one thing is often not clear. How widely is facial recognition actually being used in real surveillance deployments?

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In this report, based on 150+ integrator responses, we estimate the usage of facial recognition, how it is being used, why it is being used, and why most integrators are not using it.

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*% ** *** ****** ****** *********** usage ***** ***** ***+ ***********, **** though ** ********** ***** **** "** the**** ****, **** ********** ***** *********** *** ******** *** ****** ***********?" [emphasis *****] **** ** *** ****** deployments, ****** *********** ** **** ****.

***** ****** *********** ***** ** ***** surveillance ** ****** ***** *%. **** the ******* ** ****** *** **** they *** ****** *********** ** **% or **** *** ******* ******** ** misunderstand *** ********, ***** ** ********* the **** ******** **** ********.

** ****** **** *****, **** *** still **** **** ********* ** *** range ** * ******* ******** ************ cameras ** *** *** *** ****** recognition ** *** ** *** **** of ******** ** ************ ******* ******** (i.e. *% ** ** ******* ** 200,000).

*** ******* ********* ******* ** **** for ****** *********** ********** ** **** very *** ***** ************* ******* ****** recognition *** **** (** ********, **** is ************ *** ***** ** ***** analytics). ** ****, ****** ****** *********** can ** ******* *** ****** ** addition ** *********** ******** *** ******* privacy *** ***** ********.

** *** ****** *********** ***** ******* but ********* * ******** *****, ** least *** *** **** *** *****, if ** ***** *********** ******** *** overcome.

** ******** ******** *******, ** **** examine **** ************ *********** **** ********* in **** **** *** ***** ******** integrators ***** ** ** ***** ******** or *****.

Key ******

********** ********* **** **** *** ********* themes:

  • ** ******** ********/***** ****
  • *******/*******/***** *************
  • **** ********
  • ********** *** **** ******
  • ********* *************
  • ****** *******
  • ***** *****

No ******** ******** / ***** ****

**** *********** (**** **** **%) **** they ***** ******** *** ****** *********** function. **** **** ** *** ******* end-users *** *** **********:

  • "** **** *** *** *** ******** requests. * ***'* **** ** **** is *** ** ******* ******** ** just ** *********** ****."
  • "** *****'* *** * ****** *** it **** *** *********. **** ** do ****** * ****** **** ****** recognition, **'* ******* ******* *** ****** already *** ** *** **'** ******* not ********* ** ******* ** *** facial ***********."
  • "** **** ***** **** ****** ***********. Our ********* **** ***** ***** *** it *** **'** ***** ******* ** to ****."
  • "* **** ** ****** ***** ** more. ** ***'* **** ********* ****** about **...*******, ** ***'* **** ***** it ** ****."
  • "** ** ***, *** ********* **** not ******* *** ********** ***. *** furthest **** **** **** ** ********** search."
  • "**** *** ** *** *** **. We *** ****** **** ******** ** analytics, *** *** ****** *********** ***."
  • "* **** *** **** ****** *********** yet. *** ********* ** *** ******* this ******* ** ****** ********."
  • "** **** ********* *** **** ***** get ********. ** ********* ***'* **** to *** *** ***** ** **."
  • "* **** *** *** * *** for ** ** *** ****** ******* I *** ** *** ********* ******* it."
  • "** **** *** ********** **** ******** for ****** *********** **** *** ****** base."
  • "** ****** **** ******** ******** **** the ********** ** ** ***'* ****** it."
  • "* **** *** ** ******** ******** from *** ** ** ********* *** this **********."
  • "** **** *** *** *** ******** in *** ****** ** ****** *********** software."
  • "** **** *** *** *** ************ for ****** ***********."
  • "* **** *** *** **** ******* from *** ** ** **** ******* yet."
  • "** **** *** ******** *** ******* to *** ****** ***********."
  • "**** *** *** *** ********* ******* or **** *** ****."
  • "** **** *** ** ******* **** facial *********** *****."
  • "** **** *** **** ***** ** do **** *** *** ******."
  • "** *********** ** ****** *** ****** recognition."
  • "*** * ********** *** ********* *** requesting."
  • "** ** *** *** ****** *********** at **** ****."
  • "*** ********* ** ********'* *****."
  • "*** * ********* ******* ** *** market ***."
  • "** ****'* ******** ** ********* ** clients."
  • "*** ****** ** *** ** ** applications."
  • "**** *** ** *********** ***."
  • "********* ** *** **** ** ***."
  • "** ******** ** ** ** ***-****."
  • "** ******** ** ** ** ***-****."
  • "*** *** **** *********."
  • "** ** *** ****** **."
  • "*** ** ******."
  • "*** *** ***."
  • "** *** ***."
  • "***** ***."

Privacy / ******* / ***** *************

**** *********** **** **** ** *** use ****** *********** ******* ** ******* or ***** ******** **** *********. **** European *********** ********* **** **** *** subject ** *** ******* **** ********** Regulation(GDPR):

  • "*** **-** *** ********* ** *** offer ****** *********** (***, ********, ******). We ****** **** ****** *** ****** heavily * ****** ** ***** *** with *********. ** *** * ****** of ********* ******* ******** *** ********** cooled ** *** **** *** ** civil ********* ********. ** **** *** been ********* ** ** ******** ** due ** **** *****. ********* ************ mention ** ** * "**** ** have" *** ****** ** ***** *** issues ****** *** *** ******* ******** in *** ****."
  • "** ** *** *****/******* ****** ***********. Many ** *** ********* *** *** enforcement ******* *** **** ** ******/******* issues ** **** *****. *******, ** do ***** ********, ********* ***** ******, and *** ***** *** ******** ***** Video ****** ***** *** ******* *** ability ** "**** *******" **** ******* at * ***** ** * ****** subject. ** ******, **** ***** ** varying *******."
  • "** ***** [**] ** **** ********* to **** ****** *********** ***********, ******* our ******* **** *** [***] ********* that ******** **** *** *** ****** recognition **** *** ********** ** ********* data *** *** *** ** ******** opposed, ********** ** *** ****** ******"
  • "** ** * *** ** ********** and ****** ****, ***** *** ***** think **** ***** ** **********. *******, we ******** ** ******** *****, *** no *** *** ***** ******* **** it ***. ******* ***** ******* *****, privacy ********, *** ******* *** ********."
  • "[***** ***] ******* ******* *** *** using **** ***********. - **** - ethical ******** - ************* ***** ** the ******* ******* - **** ********/********** concerns - ****** **** *** ******** of ****** **** *********** ********."
  • "*** **** ** ******* *** ******* within *** ****-**** ******* ****** (**** centers) *** ********* (*****, *****). ** do *** *** ****** *********** ** most ***** ******* ** ******** **** staff ****** ** ****** *** ***** aversion ** ***** ***."
  • "** ***** ** *** ****** *********** software ** * *-** ******* **** went ***** ***** * ***** ***. The ******** ****** ******* ** ***** on ***** ** ************** *** *** operation *** **** *********."
  • "********* ** ********* ***** *** *********** issues ******** ** **** ******** *** privacy ***** *** *** ** * significant ******** ***** ** ******* ** FR (*** ********, *****, ***)"
  • "*-** ** *** **** *** ***** for **. ** **** *** **** interest ** ***** ******* *** **** would ****** **** **** ******* **** pay *** ******."
  • "*** **** ******* **** **** *********** facial ***********. ** **** ******* ** to * *** *********, *** ** one *** ***** ** ** ** it."
  • "******* ****** - ** *** ****** SLED ** *** ********* *** ****** recognition ** ******* **** ** ***** and ***** ***********."
  • "********* **** *********, *** *** ******* is **** *********** ********* **** ***********. No ******** **** ***."
  • "** ** ******* ** *** ** (GDPR) ** **** ** *********** - we *** ** *** **** ** safety *** ***'* ***** **** *******."
  • "****** *** **** ******* ** **** on *** ***** ****** **** **** yet. ********** **** ******* ****** ********."
  • "** ** *** ********* ****** *********** as ** ** **** ******* ** the ** ***** *** **** ** exceptional *****."
  • "* ** *** **** ** ****** to ** ** *** ***** * install *** ********* ** *********? ** get ******* ****."
  • "**** ********* *** ***** **** **** as *** ******* ******* **** *** still ***** *******."
  • "** ****** ***’* *** **** ***********, because ** ****** ********** ** ****."
  • "** *** ********** ** ******** ****** or ***** ** ***** ******."
  • "***** *** * *** ** ***** requirements **'* **** ** **** *******."
  • "** ** ******* ** ******* ** use ****** ***********."
  • "***** *** **** **** ***'* ***** this ** *** *****."
  • "******* (** **** *** ****** ***********)."
  • "***** ****** ** *** ******** *****."

Cost ********

**** *********** **** ***** ********* *** interested ** ****** *********** *** ***** it ** *** ********* ** ***:

  • "** *** ********'* *******, ** *** propose ****** ***********. *******, *** ********'* request ** ** **** **** **** recognition *** ***** ********** ** *** same ****. ** **** *****, ****** recognition *** ***** ********** *** ************. Face *********** ***** * ********* ***** of ****. ** ********, * *** of ***** **** ** ******** *** software *** ****** **** *** **** recognition. *** ******* ***'* **** ** invest ** ****. ** ***** ***** is * ****** **** *****'* **** to ****** ** ******** *** *******."
  • "** **** ***** **** *** ******** that *** *** ****** *********** *** not ***** ** *** ***** ****. They **** ***** ******** ** ***** bidders **** *** *** ******* *** facial *********** **** *** ****** ** the *****, ** **** **** *****-********** the ******* ** **** *** ****** and **** ********** ****** ***********. ** now **** ********* ****** ******** *** to ****** ** ****** *********** ** required *** **** **** ***** ** the ********** ********** ****** ** **** that ****."
  • "** **** *** ******* ********/********* ** the **** ****, *** **********, **** decide ** ***'* ***** ***** *****. I ** ***** **** * ****** of ********* *********** **. ********** ** is ***** ******* (**** **** * have ****) ** ********* *** **** a ********* ****** ** ******** ******* - ** ****** ********* ** *** commission. ** **** **** ********* ******* into ** *** ****** ******* *** no *** *** ****** ** ***, I **** **** *** ** *** past."
  • "** ***** ******** *******, **** ********** hasn't ****** ** *** *** **'** pushing *** ********. **** ** *** clients ***** **** ****** ******* ** HD-TVI ********* **** ********* **** ** an ******** ** ******** ** * big *********** *** **** ***'* **** to ***** *** ***** ***** *** additional ********, ***."
  • "**** ***** *** **** ****** *** to *** ****** *********** ** ******* of ***** *****. **** *********** ***** don't *** *** ******* ** **, at ***** **** **** *'** **** with *** ******** ****."
  • "** **** *** * *** ******** for ** ** ******* *** **** have ******** ******* ** ***, *** to *** **** ** ************** *** server **** ** ** **** ******** on *** ****** ** ******* **** wanted ** **."
  • "** *****'* **** **, ********* *** to ****. ** **** ********* *** about **, *** **** *** ******* to *** ******** ** ******* *** camera ** ******* ****** ***********."
  • "** **** **** ********* *** * struggle **** ** *** ***** ******* in *****, **** **** ****** ***********. Most ********* *** *****-********, ** *** moment."
  • "** **** *** *** * ******* for **** ***. ** **** ****** at ** ** ***** ** *** retail ********* *** **** **** *** budget *** ****."
  • "*** ******* ******** ** *****-****** *** there ** *** **** ***** *****, and **** ********* ** *** **** the ****** *** **."
  • "********* ***** *** ***** *** ** most *****, *** ********* ** **** with *** *** ********* ****."
  • "*** ********* ****** ** *** **** to *** *** ******** **** **** as ** ***."
  • "**’* * **** ******** ****** ******** is *********."
  • "*** ******** ** *********."

Technology *** **** ******

**** *********** **** **** ** *** use ****** *********** ******* *** ********** does *** ******** **** ******:

  • "* ** *** *** **. **** my ********** **** ** ******* ***** shows ** ** *** **** **** and *** ****** **** ** **** right ** ****. ***** *** *** many ********* **** * ****** **** would **** (**********, ****, ***...) **** could ***** * ******* ** *********. I **** ** ******* ***** *** frustrated **** **. ** ** ****** better, * ****** ** *** **** would ** ****** ******* ********** **** as ********* *** ***** ** **** entry. **** **** ***** **** * stretch, ***** ** ***** ** *** convenience *** ***** *** ***** **** costly ******* **** ** **********."
  • "**** ** ***** ** **** ************* systems, ** **** ***** **** *** users *** ****** **** ***** *********, possible ************, ***. ** **** *****, they **** ***."
  • "***** ** **** ****** **** **********, we **** *** **** ** ** most ********* **** *** **** *** feature ** ***** *****. ** **** cases, *** ************* ** *** ********."
  • "** **** *** *** ** ***** application ***. **** ** *** ******* are ** *** ******** ** *********, etc ***** ***** ***** ******** **** results."
  • "* ** **** ***** ** ** a ********* *********** **** ** *** a **** *** ** - * am ***** *** ***% ********* **** it ** ******** ******."
  • "** **** *** ***** ****** ** usable ******* **** ***** *** ******** utilize ****** ***********."
  • "*** ***** *** ****, *** ******** enough...people **** ****'* ****** *** ** in *** ********."
  • "*** ******* ***'* *** ****** ***********, not ******** ******."
  • "***'* **** ** ********."

Exploring *************

**** **** **** *** ******* *** exploring *** ********** *** **** *** officially ******** ****** *********** ***:

  • "******** *** ***** *** ***** ******** in ********* ** *** ****** **********. South ********* (*** *****) *** *********** legislation ********* **** *** ***** **** have ***** ******** ** ******* ****** recognition ********** ** ****** ******* ********. We **** *** *** **** ******** in * ******* *** *** ******** seeking *************."
  • "** **** ********* ****** *********** *** a ****** ***** **** ** **** with, *** **** **** *** ***** forward **** *** ******** ***."
  • "** **** **** **** ** * test ****** **** * ****** ** at *** ****** ** *** *** it *****. *****'* ******** *** ** the ***** ***."

Access *******

*** ***** *** *** ****** ***********, many *** ** ** ****** *******:

  • "*** *** ***** ****, *** ******** only ******** ** ** ********* *** is **** ********* ***** *** **** of ******* *** *** **** ** the ********. ******** **** *** ** for ********* ** ********* *****. ** you ******* ** *****, *** *** easily ****** ********** *** ******** **** general ************ *****."
  • "********* **** ******, ***** **** ************ of ************ ****** ****** ** ****** gym **** ***** ********** & ***** face **, *&* ******** *********** ***** sign **/***, ***** * ***** ********** person ** ******* *** ***** ** IoT *** ********."
  • "** **** ******** * ******* ****** Alcatraz ** *** **** ******** ** for **** *** **** ** **** of * ****** *** **** ** an ****** ******* ******."
  • "***** ** * *** ** ******** in ********* ****** *********** **** ****** control *** ********** **** ******."
  • "********* **** ****** **** ****** ******* systems - ******* ************ ****** ** GDPR ************."
  • "** **** **** ********** ********** ** simple ******** ****** ******* ************."
  • "** *** ****** *********** *** ****** control **** ********* ** *** ********."
  • "************ **** ****** ******* *** ******* Management."
  • "****** ********** ******** ** ****** ******* systems."
  • "***, ****** *******, ******* **********, **** Entry."
  • "*** *-****** ************** *** ****** *******."
  • "****** ******* ** ******** ** *** housing."
  • "****** ********* ** ******** ********."
  • "***** ******* ******. *** *******."
  • "******** *********."

Usage *****

******* *********** **** ***** ********* *** facial *********** ** ******* ********* ***********:

  • "***** *** **’* **** ** * curiosity… ********* *** *** *********. *** customer **** ** ** ***** ******** visitors."
  • "*** **** **** **** ** **** with * ******** ** **** **** to **** ** ******* ** ***** offender **** ** ** *** ********. We **** ** ******** ** *** office ******* *** ******* ** ****."
  • "**** ** ********. ******** *** **** employee ****** ** **** ******."

**** **** **** *** *** ********** to ***** ******* ** *********:

  • "**** ** **** ** ******* *** correct ******** **** *** ******* ******* who **** *** ******* *******, ***** certain ******* *****. ** *** **** info ******** **** *** *********** ***** shows *** ****** ******* *** ********* to **** ** *** ****."
  • "** **** **** ****** *********** *** clients **** ******* ******** ******, ********* that **** ***** ******** *****."
  • "******** ******** ** ******* ** ***** persons ** ******** **** ******** *** premises ** ***** ** ** ****** every ****** ** ***** *** ******* and *** **** *******."
  • "****** ** ********, ******** ********."

**** *** ****** *********** ** ******** environments:

  • "** ****** **** ** ****** *********** because ********* ********* ***** *** ****, and **** ******* **** ** ** the ********* ***** ***** **** **** to ***** *** ******** * **** database. ** **** **** * ***** educational ************** ***** **** **** ** in ******* ** ** ******* *** ‘strangers’ ** *** ****** ********* *** grounds. ***** ****** **** ** ******** the ******** ***** ** ‘*********’ **** though **** ** **** **** ***** staff **** *** *** **********. *** staff *** ******* *** ***** **** system."
  • "* ***** ******* *** ********* ** Secretaria ** *******ç* *ú***** ** ****** da ***** ** ******, ***** ** installed * ******** ****** *********** ******** developed ** ******, *** *** ******** could ******* ** *** **** *** fugitives ** *********** **** ** *** streets ** * ******. ****** *** carnival, **** **** ** ********* **** located *** ******** ******* ** ****** recognition. *** **** ** ** *********, as *** ********* ******* ** **** state ****** ** **** **** *********. That **** *** ****** *****..."
  • "** ** *** **** ******** ********** search *** ******* ** ** *** a **** **** ** ****** ** appearance ********. **** ******* ** *** want ****** *********** ** **** ** an ****** *** ****** **** ** to ** ****** *** **** ***** is * ***** ** ***** **** occurs ****** *** ******. **** **** use ****** *********** **** ***** ** an ****** **** *****. ******* ******* outside *** ******** ********* *** **** alarm ***** *** ***** ** ******** outside ** *** ********."
  • "* ****** ***** ******** ** ***** facial *********** *** **** *********. **** have ****-**** ***** *** *** ******* to ******* *** ****** *** ******* to ****** ** ****-****."
  • "** *** ***********-******** ** * ******* of * ******* **** ******** ********** awareness."
  • "******, *****, *** *** ** ***** operations, **** ****. ********. **** ** work ** * ******** **** ** integrated **** * ***, ***** ** sales."
  • "** *** ****** *********** ** *** moment ****** ** ***** **** ****** amounts ** *****."
  • "**** *** ** ** ********* ******** as **** ** * ***** ****** scenario."
  • "****** *********** ** **** **** ******** a ******** ********."
  • "******** *** ***** ** ******* ** Airports."
  • "****** ***** *******."
Comments (6)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 23, 2023

***** ********* * ******* ******** ********* last ****, * *** *********/******* ** learn **** ******* ***** ******* *** already ***** "****** ********". ****** **** full ** ****** *********** ******* ****** full ********. ***** * ******** ** black **** ******* ******, *** *** adding *** ***** ** ************ ** the *******. ** *** **** * full ****** *** ** ** *** specific ***, ** ****** ****** ** well.

**** ** ******* ** "**********" ******; do ** *** ******** **** *** same ** ****** ***********?

(3)
JH
John Honovich
Mar 23, 2023
IPVM

***** * ******** ** ***** **** certain ******, *** *** ****** *** names ** ************ ** *** *******

****'* ****** ***********, ** *** *** general *********, ***** **'* ******** ** specific ******, *** ** ******* ********** (i.e., ***** **** ******** *****, ***.).

***, *** ****** *** **** ** bizarre, *** ** *** ******? **** do *** **? **** *** "*** you **** **** * ******** *** we *** ******* *** ***?" ** do **** ******* ***** ****** ** closer ************?

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 23, 2023

*** **** **** ****** **** ** that ** * ******* ******, ** attempts ** ***** ** *** *****, then **** *** ****** ** ***** at ******* *****. **** ** ********** has **** ****** ***********, ********* *********, etc. *** ****** **** ****** **** in *** ********. **/**** **** ******* to ***** *** ******* *** **** behavior ** ******* *****, *** ***** manager **** ******* ** ***** **** they *****. ** *** **** ****, a ***** ********* **** ****** *** them ** ***** *** ********* **** do. ** *** ***** ****, **** call *** ****** ** ******* *** situation.

*** **** ***** ***** ** ******* to ********* ** ********* **** ******** action ** *** ******....**** *** ******** and ***** ********** *** ********* ****** when ***** ********** ******** ***** * store.

**** **** *** *** **** ******, just ******* ************ *********** ***********, ** creating * ******/****/******/*********/*** *******.

**** *** ** ****, **** *** grocer *** ** **********. * ******* that *** ***** ********** ***** ********* be ********** *** ***** ** **** thought ** *** ******* ***** ** privacy ******. ** **** **** ****'* aware ** ** ***.

(2)
JH
John Honovich
Mar 23, 2023
IPVM

** *** **** ****, * ***** associate **** ****** *** **** ** leave *** ********* **** **. ** the ***** ****, **** **** *** police ** ******* *** *********.

***** **** * ****** *** ********, a ******* ** ********. *** * person ** ***** *** ****? ******* they **** **** * ********? **** are *** ****** ******** ** **? Question ******* ******* **** **** **** a ********?

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Mar 23, 2023

* *****. * ******* ****** *********** in ******* ******* ** ******** ********** risk ** *****'* ******.

**** ** **** **** **** ****** they ****** **** ******* **** "*********" to ** ** **** ****. *** of *** ******** *** * ****** who *** ********** ******** ** * specific ***** *** **'* ********* *** to * *** ********** *** *** widely ****** ** ****** *****. *** grocer **** **** ***** **** ** send * ****** **** **** ****** entered **** *****. ****** **** ****** and ******* *** ********** ***** ** that ****.

JH
John Honovich
Mar 23, 2023
IPVM

****** **** ****** **** ******* **** "something" ** ** ** **** ****.

* ******* ***. *** ** *** case ***** ** ********** ** *** same ****** *** *** ****** **** not ****** **** **** *** ***** persecuted *** ***** ******** *** *** to ***** *** ********, **** **** work. * **** ***** **** **** work ****** ** *** **** ***** where *** ******** *** ** **** confident **** ** ** *** **** person **** *** ******. *** **** of **** **** *** ***** **** badly.

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