[Ssc-dev] Brazilian police to use 'Robocop-style' glasses at World Cup

[Derek Halliday]

An interesting glimpse into some of the technology being mobilized for
the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/8446088/Brazilian-police-to-use-Robocop-style-glasses-at-World-Cup.html

Brazilian police to use 'Robocop-style' glasses at World Cup

Brazilian police will use futuristic 'Robocop-style' glasses fitted with
facial recognition equipment to identify and root out troublemakers at
the 2014 World Cup.
By Robin Yapp, Sao Paulo 6:07PM BST 12 Apr 2011

A small camera fitted to the glasses can capture 400 facial images per
second and send them to a central computer database storing up to 13
million faces.

The system can compare biometric data at 46,000 points on a face and
will immediately signal any matches to known criminals or people wanted
by police.

If there is a match a red signal will appear on a small screen connected
to the glasses, alerting the police officer of the need to take further
action or make an arrest.

The devices will soon be tested at football matches and concerts and
police in Brazil, South America's biggest country, are already planning
to use them during the next World Cup.

The camera will generally be used to scan faces in crowds up to 50
metres (164ft) away but can be adjusted, if searching for a specific
target, to recognise faces as far as 12 miles away.
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Military Police officials from Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which will
both host key games in the World Cup, have been given demonstrations of
how the device works.

Major Leandro Pavani Agostini, of Sao Paulo's Military Police, said:
"It's something discreet because you do not question the person or ask
for documents. The computer does it.

"To the naked eye two people may appear identical but with 46,000 points
compared, the data will not be beaten."

He said the device will be useful to police trying to monitor many
different locations and events, ranging from airports and bus terminals
to concerts and football matches.

"I can insert into the database a supporter who was involved in a brawl
on the field and even with the old images, he can be located in the
future," added the Major.

Robocop, the American film of 1987, told the story of a police officer
who was killed by criminals but re-created as a cyborg with an array of
weaponry and built-in zoom vision.


-- 
Derek Halliday
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