With recent events like the Manchester bombing and the attack on the Bataclan in France, event security is more important than ever before. Virtually everyone enjoys going to hear live music or see live sporting events, but there are concerns that events might not be safe enough. Let’s be...
Face recognition is in the process of radically redefining loss prevention for retail. In fact, retail is the fastest growing industry to adopt facial recognition technology.
In order to ensure that events are as safe as possible, it's becoming increasingly vital to take precautions in order to secure events. Here are 4 types of people that all stadiums should do everything in their power to keep from entering stadiums.
As mass market face recognition rollouts like those at Facebook, Delta and JetBlue reveal, consumers are getting far more comfortable with the benefits of the technology, and brands are doing a great job of educating consumers about privacy. Many of the world’s top experts think that face recognition actually...
Face recognition for retail is more powerful than it has ever been. If you’re headed to NRF protect, you have the opportunity to see a free live demo of the world’s most powerful facial recognition system for retail, in action. See Face First at the NRF Protect Exhibition...
As losses from ORC and shoplifting continue to climb, large retail chains are on the hunt for new ways to secure their stores. One of the most popular new loss prevention methods that large retail chains are investing in is facial recognition, as evidenced by data showing that the...
All casinos want to create safe and secure gaming environments for their guests. At the same time, they want to maximize profits by keeping out known card counters and cheaters. In order to keep out unwanted guests, casinos typically employ surveillance equipment. The trouble is, most casinos’ surveillance systems...
As violent retail crime continues to climb, is face recognition the answer to safeguarding customers and employees? While biometric surveillance has been shown to reduce in-store crime by as much as 91%, concerns about privacy and legality persist. Together with D&D Daily, FaceFirst presents an on-demand retail safety webinar that reveals...
The 22 victims of the suicide attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester included an 8-year-old girl and an off-duty police officer. It’s difficult to make sense of such an evil act, although unfortunately, the story is increasingly familiar. Ten months before the Manchester Arena tragedy, a suicide...
FaceFirst, along with a collective of top retail security companies, are proud to be co-sponsoring The Craze in Washington, D.C. This invitation-only gathering of loss prevention luminaries will be held at The International Spy Museum on the evening of Monday June 26. It’s an ideal time for a networking...
In our industry, the terms face detection and face recognition are sometimes used interchangeably. But there are actually some key differences. To help clear things up, let’s take a look at the term face detection and how it differs from the term face recognition. What is Face Detection? The...
While casinos are typically welcoming establishments, there are certain types of guests that most casinos don't want walking through their doors. This post discusses the four types of guests that casinos don't want, and how facial recognition can be used to keep them out.
D&D Daily just reported retail death and crime data for Q1, and the news is not good. Retail deaths have continued to climb 12%, while criminal acts at retail stores are up 20%. More than half of the people killed were innocent victims of retail crime. In Q1 alone,...
Retail security conference season is well underway, and while we’re always excited to demo our face recognition platform, one of our favorite aspects of attending retail security conferences is learning from other industry loss prevention leaders. After attending FMI’s ASAP Conference, RILA and also ISC West, we’ve noticed some...
The idea of preventing crimes before they occur sounds like something out of science fiction. In fact, the plot of Steven Spielberg’s minority report was based on this very premise. But the truth is that we have entered an age where far more crimes can be prevented than ever...