It used to be the case that facial recognition was the thing of science fiction movies, and we never really thought that it would become a reality a number of decades later. However, technology has come leaps and bounds over the past decades, and now this kind of technology is being used all over the country and indeed the whole world. This technology is used in both private and public spaces, and you’ve probably forgotten already, but you actually use racial recognition to unlock your smartphone every single day. It is something that you just do naturally, and so you don’t really think about it, but it is everywhere, and it is proving to be very advantageous.
There are many arguments for and against the installation of a facial recognition camera in any workplace or on the high street, but for the purposes of this article, we will be exploring the many benefits of such technology and how it has really transformed security for the better all across Australia.
- It helps to find missing people – Hundreds, if not thousands, of people go missing every single year in Australia, and their family members are incredibly worried about them. It is especially useful for finding missing kids who have been kidnapped or taken away from their parents by unscrupulous individuals. The police can use this technology to find potential matches based on photographs that you have held on your mobile device.
- It helps to identify wrongdoers – There are a number of people out there who are not very nice and who will steal everything that you own, or they will actually do you physical harm. In order for the police to be able to find them, they use facial recognition cameras to spot them in the local high street or anywhere else for that matter.
- It helps to stop business theft – There are many shoplifters out there who will gladly come into your store and steal without paying, so facial recognition software is used as a protective measure to identify well-known thieves in the local area. In many cases, it works as an excellent deterrent and stops them from coming into the store in the first place.
- It helps you to buy things – It has now come to the point technologically that we will be able to pay for our goods and services by using facial recognition. This means you no longer need to carry cash or credit cards with you, and goods will automatically be charged to your account. This is not only a great benefit to you but to stores as well because they do not have to hire as many staff to meet your needs.
These are only four of the situations where facial recognition cameras are used, and there are numerous more. When installing this kind of technology in your business, you need to be careful that you do not infringe upon your worker’s privacy rights. If your staff feel like they are always being watched, then rather than increase productivity, it may go in the opposite direction.
