Over the last five years, there have been some very big advancements in how facial recognition is used and how widespread its use really is. Here are some facts that may be interesting to you.
What Does The Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) Footprint Look Like Around The World?
- Only six countries had no evidence of facial recognition use. This is likely due to budgets/lack of technology as opposed to strict legislation/opposition to the technology.
- Facial recognition is widely regarded as a technology that makes customer experiences more secure.
- Seven in 10 governments are using FRT on a large-scale basis.
- 70 percent of police forces have access to some form of the technology.
- 60 percent of countries have facial recognition in some airports.
- Nearly 20 percent of countries have facial recognition in some schools.
- Almost 80 percent of countries are using FRT within some of their banking/ financial institutions.
- Around 40 percent of countries have implemented FRT within some workplaces.
- 20 percent of countries have FRT on some buses while 30 percent have it on some trains/subways.