{"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\/2017\/03\/beijing-installs-facial-recognition-in-toilets-to-combat-tissue-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing installs facial recognition in toilets to combat tissue theft"},"content":{"rendered":"
Public toilets in Beijing are deploying facial recognition technology to stop tissue paper thieves.<\/p>\n
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>, a publication affiliated to the\u00a0People’s Daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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 Six machines have been installed in the toilets to stop tourists from taking paper to use at home.<\/p>\n Users are required to remove their hats and sunglasses to have their faces recognised.<\/p>\n Following a screenshot photo of their faces, an automatic roller is then activated to provide the user with tissue paper.<\/p>\n If the same person appears within a short time, the device will refuse to roll out paper.<\/p>\n 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, The Beijing News <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n