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0 pointslinkmotif8y ago0 comments

The answer is face recognition.

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Current quality for the majority of CCTV is probably not good enough for facial. May be gait recognition is more feasible.

Spearchucker8y ago

There's an interesting article in last month's Economist. They show resolution that let's an operator recognise a face a mile up the road. That was in Islington.

gaius8y ago

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo

IshKebab8y ago

Maybe a zoom lens that does.

gaius8y ago

I saw the CCTV footage - impossible.

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goblins8y ago

Current quality for the majority of CCTV is probably not good enough for facial. May be gait recognition is more feasible.

Spearchucker8y ago

There's an interesting article in last month's Economist. They show resolution that let's an operator recognise a face a mile up the road. That was in Islington.

gaius8y ago

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo

IshKebab8y ago

Maybe a zoom lens that does.

gaius8y ago

I saw the CCTV footage - impossible.

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