Face recognition flushes out China's toilet paper crooks

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http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/vrJeI62orUnQV6FjwN5Few--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/09546a682138246cc89be733c925e99ebc83b69c.jpg (https://www.yahoo.com/tech/face-recognition-flushes-chinas-toilet-paper-crooks-094129263.html)A years-long crime spree by Chinese toilet paper thieves may have reached the end of its roll after park officials in southern Beijing installed facial recognition technology to flush out bathroom bandits. Park managers at the Temple of Heaven, an expanse of imperial landmarks in the capital, spent three years testing ways to foil the toilet looters, including fingerprinting and laser sensors, before they settled on the new technology, which was introduced over the weekend. Elderly square dancers taking their bathroom breaks on Tuesday were greeted by a robotic voice: "Welcome! Please stand in the recognition zone".



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