Location: Tokyo, Japan
NEC Corp's facial recognition system
can identify a person with face covering
in less than one second
ASSISTANT MANAGER OF NEC CORPORATION'S DIGITAL PLATFORM DIVISION, SHINYA TAKASHIMA, SAYING:"The engine authenticates by focusing on an eye or feature on the face that is not covered up with a mask. The information has proven accuracy and our company has assessed it's 99.9% precise, so I think it's good enough to be used."
NEC had already been working on a system
to meet the needs of allergy sufferers who wear masks -
a common practice in Japan
The new system has been on sale in Japan and overseas
Customers include Lufthansa and Swiss International Airlines