• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

FindBiometrics

FindBiometrics

Global Identity Management

  • Biometrics
    • What are Biometrics?
    • FAQ
    • Biometric Associations
    • Companies
    • Premier Partners
  • News
    • Featured Articles
    • Interviews
    • Thought Leadership
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
    • Year in Review
  • Applications
    • Biometric Security
    • Border Control and Airport Biometrics
    • Consumer and Residential Biometrics
    • Financial Biometrics
    • Fingerprint & Biometric Locks
    • Healthcare Biometrics
    • Justice and Law Enforcement Biometrics
    • Logical Access Control Biometrics
    • Mobile Biometrics
    • Other Biometric Applications
    • Physical Access Control Biometrics
    • Biometric Time and Attendance
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral Biometrics
    • Biometric Sensors and Detectors
    • Facial Recognition
    • Biometric Fingerprint Readers
    • Hand Readers & Finger Scanners
    • Iris Recognition
    • Biometric Middleware and Software
    • Multimodal Biometrics
    • Physiological Biometrics
    • Smart Cards
    • Vein Recognition
    • Voice and Speech Recognition
  • Stocks
  • Events
  • Companies
  • Podcasts

Chinese Tourist Attraction Uses Facial Recognition to Ration Toilet Paper

October 21, 2019

Biometrics News – Facial Recognition

Biometrics News - Chinese Tourist Attraction Uses Facial Recognition to Ration Toilet Paper

Tourists and locals visiting Shamian Island in Gaungzhou China may want to learn how to say ‘I can’t spare a square’ in as many languages as possible, as toilet paper dispensers using facial recognition have been implemented at the popular tourist destination.

The dispensers are designed to remove two feet of toilet paper after their face has been scanned, and the same face can only use the dispenser once every ten minutes.

The introduction of artificial intelligence and biometric technology has become very popular throughout China in recent years. There are over seven-hundred cities across the country that either already have or are planning to implement some sort of smart-toilet technology. There are one-hundred and fifty smart public toilets in Shanghai alone.

Two years ago a similar system to the one being implemented on Shamian Island was launched at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven Park. Still, there are concerns that the implementation may delay what can already be a time-sensitive process for some.

“Maybe facial recognition machines can save toilet paper, but I don’t see how they can save time… There is always a long queue outside the public toilets in Shamian and now everyone has to stand in front of the machine for several seconds to take the toilet paper,” said Nick Yi, a 24-year-old engineer in Guangzhou, speaking with South China Morning Post.

The rise in popularity of facial recognition in China isn’t limited to toilets, however. In Beijing, facial recognition is used for trash sorting to stop the incorrect dumping of waste, and in Shenzhen jaywalkers are publicly shamed in a pilot project using facial recognition, with their name and image posted on giant screens near the scene of the crime.

The market for smart technologies in China is huge, and it is expected to exceed 10 trillion yuan (US$1.4 trillion) with analysts predicting it will reach 25 trillion yuan by 2022, according to the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute.

Source: South China Morning Post

–

October 21, 2019 – by Tony Bitzionis

Related News

  • Beijing Railway Adds Facial Recognition to Help with Spring Festival TravelBeijing Railway Adds Facial Recognition to Help with Spring Festival Travel
  • Ipsidy Grants Access to Security Company in PeruIpsidy Grants Access to Security Company in Peru
  • FacePhi Continues Ascent, Announces Massive Sales Growth for H1 2022FacePhi Continues Ascent, Announces Massive Sales Growth for H1 2022
  • This Fall Join FindBiometrics for Our Finance and Enterprise Biometrics Identity SummitsThis Fall Join FindBiometrics for Our Finance and Enterprise Biometrics Identity Summits
  • How Didi’s $1.2B Fine Complicates the Narrative Around China’s Biometric SurveillanceHow Didi’s $1.2B Fine Complicates the Narrative Around China’s Biometric Surveillance
  • Steve Jobs’ Former Right-hand Man Cuts Ties With AppleSteve Jobs’ Former Right-hand Man Cuts Ties With Apple

Filed Under: Features, News Tagged With: Biometric, biometric authentication, biometric. facial recognition, biometrics, China, facial recognition, smart cities, tourism

Primary Sidebar

EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT:

Become a FindBiometrics Member and gain easy access to specialty content, including the ID Tech column, replays of virtual events, and Identity School educational checklists:

ID Tech: America’s Most Murderous City Reverses Its Facial Recognition Ban [NEW]

ID TECH: What Role Will Biometrics Play in the Cyber Cold War? We’re About to Find Out

Identity School: Facial Recognition Cheat Sheet

Sponsored Links

TECH5 showcase logo

TECH5 is an international technology company founded by experts from the biometrics industry, which focuses on developing disruptive biometric and digital ID solutions through the application of AI and Machine Learning technologies.

TECH5 target markets include both Government and Private sectors with products powering Civil ID, Digital ID, as well as authentication solutions that deliver identity assurance for various use cases. 

Learn more: www.tech5.ai

Onfido logo

Onfido is building the new identity standard for the internet.Our AI-based technology assesses whether a user’s government-issued ID is genuine or fraudulent, and then compares it against their facial biometrics. That’s how we give companies like Revolut, Zipcar and Bitstamp the assurance they need to onboard customers remotely and securely. Our mission is to create a more open world, where identity is the key to access.. For more information, please visit www.onfido.com

ThreatMark brings trust to the digital world by providing cutting-edge fraud prevention solutions. Major banks use ThreatMark’s AI-powered technology and behavioral biometrics to build secured banking experience to precisely verify their legitimate users, seamlessly across all digital channels. All while securing the users’ most precious assets and keeping the fraudsters away. Learn more: www.threatmark.com/

With its secunet border gears product portfolio and specialised consulting expertise, secunet supports police forces and security authorities in their sovereign tasks. Whether ABC gates, self-service kiosks or biometric middleware – each component helps to strengthen identity protection and to accelerate verification – in mobile and stationary scenarios.

Mobile ID World Logo

Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest in mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs.

Recent Posts

  • Deals, Data Breaches, and Trucker Biometrics: Identity News Digest
  • UK Home Office to Outfit Migrant Criminals With Face-scanning Smartwatches
  • Remote Monitoring and Smart Mailboxes: Identity News Digest
  • NEXT Biometrics’ $2.2M India Deal Is Now ‘Irrevocable’
  • The FTC Wades into the Privacy Discourse: Biometrics News Digest

Biometric Associations

IBIA and fido

Tweets

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2022 FindBiometrics