'Facewatch' Security Cams Give Store Owners a Taste of What It's Like to Be Big Brother

Facewatch is a surveillance video sharing program used by about 10,000 business in the United Kingdom. The system allows store owners to share closed-circuit television (CCTV) videos of criminals, create a database of "subjects of interest," and quickly file reports with the police electronically.

A program called Real Time Face Detector can use facial recognition software to determine a person's gender and mood.

If a liquor store owner is robbed at gunpoint, for example, he can alert the police and other shop owners with images of the suspect just minutes after the crime, increasing the likelihood that the thief is caught. 

But the system was recently updated in an attempt to stop crime before it happens with new technology that can detect the faces of "subjects of interest" and alert the store owner as soon as they walk in the front doors. Simply asking a potential shoplifter if they need assistance has been shown to deter theft, and in a big store, employees could be alerted by Facewatch to approach specific customers.

"I know that sounds a bit like Minority Report, but it is possible," Facewatch founder Simon Gordon told the.........

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