Questionable face recognition cameras to be installed in Hungary

One of the most popular cities at Lake Balaton will very soon have surveillance cameras equipped with a face recognition system.

In the 21st century, technology is all around us, helping the everyday life of people to be better and easier. Surveillance cameras on the streets of cities are not a novelty, and even face recognition systems are getting more and more widespread since they can be a very useful tool in the case when a crime happens in public, for instance.

The most popular promenade (Petőfi Promenade) of the Balaton’s party capital, Siófok,

will not only have surveillance cameras all along it, but they will be equipped with a face recognition system.

24.hu quoted the Facebook announcement of Siófok’s mayor. He says that upon installing 39 new surveillance cameras equipped with artificial intelligence, they have created a system that is unique in the country. The company winning the tender, Dahua Technology, provided special support to carry out this prototypal project that will serve as an example for the future.

In practice, this means that if the staff operating the system notices a pickpocket or even a street fight, the face of the perpetrator will be recorded so that the system can look for, scan, and recognise the same face anywhere in the crowd. Thus, both the security services and the police will be provided with enormous help in catching the perpetrator.