The
arrest
was
made
possible
with
the
help of
NEC
XON’s NeoFace
Watch
facial
recognition
system.
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
(ZRP)
were
tipped
off
about
the
Chinese
national’s
attempt
to
enter
the
country
illegally.
Collaboration
between
ZRP,
Qatar
Airways,
and
UK/Northern
Ireland
passport
offices
uncovered
a
network
of
five
individuals
with
forged
Chinese
passports
and
UK
residence
permits.
The
individual
has
been
charged
under
Zimbabwe’s
Immigration
Act.
One
member,
Lin
Xinwei,
had
been
under
surveillance
since
a
previous
attempt
to
use
a
fake
passport.
NeoFace
Watch
aided
in
confirming
Xinwei’s
identity
using
facial
recognition
to
match
Xinwei
to
a
previous
attempt
to
board
a
flight
using
a
fake
passport,
and
allowed
authorities
to
flag
her
and
identify
other
members
of
her
criminal
group.
NEC
XON
NeoFace
Watch
is
a
facial
recognition
system
designed
primarily
for law
enforcement
and
security applications,
capable
of
rapidly
analyzing
video
feeds
and
identifying
individuals
by
comparing
their
faces
to
extensive
databases.
The
system
boasts
high
accuracy
in
matching
faces
even
when
dealing
with
challenges
like
poor
image
quality,
variations
in
angles,
and
attempts
to
disguise
appearances.
NEC
has
a
long
track
record
of
partnerships
with
law
enforcement
agencies
worldwide,
providing
them
with cutting-edge
technology
solutions in
areas
such
as
biometric
identification,
forensics,
investigations,
and
command
and
control
systems.
Source: cajnews
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