Police in Malaysia deployed with face-recognition cameras
Chinese security start-up Yitu Technology has expanded into Malaysia, with its wearable cameras being adopted by the Auxiliary Force, a unit of the country's police force that patrol ports and other public facilities. It is the first time Malaysian law enforcement officers have used such technology, which uses 95% accurate facial recognition and artificial intelligence to access a database of 1.8 billion people, identifying individuals within three seconds. The technology has already been deployed in 150 cities across 28 Chinese provinces.

KUALA LUMPUR -- Chinese surveillance and security startup Yitu Technology has made its first foray into Malaysia, supplying wearable cameras with artificial intelligence-powered facial-recognition technology to a local law enforcement agency.

The Shanghai-based company's devices have been in use since February by the Auxiliary Force, a unit of the Malaysian police that provides security at public facilities such as ports. The deal also marks the first use of such wearable devices by the country's law enforcement agencies.