Watch: New facial recognition CCTV system in Wolverhampton detects shoppers' feelings, age, and glasses
How are you feeling today? Happy? Confident? If you're not sure, a new CCTV camera in Wolverhampton will tell you.
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Shoppers in the Wulfrun Centre have had their say on a new, somewhat dystopian safety system at one of the mall's stores.
Shop Outlet has installed a camera at the entrance of its shop which scans the face of whoever has entered and determines their approximate age and emotion.
Visitors can see a photo of their face, and next to it, a note describing their facial expression.
If someone tries to enter the shop after being banned for shoplifting in the past, it will show that on the screen too.
Shop manager Gagan says the high-tech system has deterred shoplifters completely – before, he said, there would be two or three thefts a week.
"It's been a month now since we installed the new camera," he said. "It's a security system to stop thieves. My brother is good at installing things like this, and he found the screen and the camera on Amazon. It's because there are so many thieves around, especially in this shopping centre. I've even caught two or three guys once who tried to rob an iron or some bottles. We have installed this solely based on thieves.
