{"id":303424,"date":"2017-03-21T07:30:04","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T07:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=303424"},"modified":"2017-03-21T07:30:04","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T07:30:04","slug":"beijing-installs-facial-recognition-in-toilets-to-combat-tissue-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=303424","title":{"rendered":"Beijing installs facial recognition in toilets to combat tissue theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Public toilets in Beijing are deploying facial recognition technology to stop tissue paper thieves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">At the Temple of Heaven, a popular tourist site, toilet users have to stand in front of the smart paper machines with a high definition camera to have their faces recognised, according to<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/tech.huanqiu.com\/intelligent\/2017-03\/10336189.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> Huanqiu<\/a>, a publication affiliated to the\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/en.people.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">People&#8217;s Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Each toilet user can only get a piece of paper measuring\u00a060 cm (24 inches) to 70 cm (28 inches) each time. If they wish to get more paper, then they are required to wait for nine minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Six machines have been installed in the toilets to stop tourists from taking paper to use at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Users are required to remove their hats and sunglasses to have their faces recognised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Following a screenshot photo of their faces, an automatic roller is then activated to provide the user with tissue paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">If the same person appears within a short time, the device will refuse to roll out paper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The machines are installed in three public toilets so far. The Temple of Heaven management said it is a pilot scheme to see if visitors are accepting of the new technology, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/epaper.bjnews.com.cn\/html\/2017-03\/19\/content_674956.htm?div=-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Beijing News <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/03\/20\/09\/3E742AFE00000578-4330814-image-a-2_1490003048240.jpg\" alt=\"Watching you: A toilet user reads the instructions for use of the smart paper machine\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The new toilet facility has attracted thousands of comments on <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.weibo.com\/1642634100\/EAuCOhL9i?refer_flag=1001030106_&amp;type=comment#_rnd1490003673204\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Weibo<\/a>, China&#8217;s microblogging platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Probably they should not provide tissue papers for free in the first place,&#8217; one user &#8216;smiling crab&#8217; noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This smart paper machine will be vandalised very soon,&#8217; another user &#8216;coke N&#8217; said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;From now on toilet users will be embarrassed to take tissue paper,&#8217; one user &#8216;vintage lover&#8217; \u00a0commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Source: Daily Mail UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public toilets in Beijing are deploying facial recognition technology to stop tissue paper thieves. At the Temple of Heaven, a popular tourist site, toilet users have to stand in front of the smart paper machines with a high definition camera to have their faces recognised, according to Huanqiu, a publication affiliated to the\u00a0People&#8217;s Daily. 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