FACIAL recognition technology is increasingly employed today by law enforcement agencies, banks, hotels, airports and now convenience stores to quickly detect and arrest crime.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said facial recognition cameras in convenience stores clearly records the faces of criminals for easier tracing.

“Criminal activities such as theft and robbery often occur in convenience stores, especially those that operate 24 hours.

“The police welcome the installation of face recognition CCTVs in every shop because crime can happen anytime,” he told reporters at the launch of the facial recognition CCTV system at KK Mart, Taman Desa Petaling , today.

He said the use of facial recognition CCTV system could also help police track down individuals reported missing.

“A missing person can be traced if he enters a convenience store that has this face recognition camera through pictures obtained from family members of the missing individual,” he said.

Meanwhile, Mazlan said 81 convenience stores robberies were recorded in January to July last year compared to only 44 cases during the same period this year.

He said the drop in robbery cases this year was likely due to the implementation of the MCO since March.

Meanwhile, KK Group of Companies executive chairman Dr KK Chai said 100 KK Super Mart branches had been equipped with face recognition CCTVs nationwide at an estimated cost of RM800,000.

He said the cameras would be installed in stages in the other branches, which total more than 450. – Bernama, August 10, 2020.