Glass half empty? Chinese crooks looking for a quiet pint at a beer festival were nabbed by cops using facial recognition at the festival's entrances. - AFP
Beijing (AFP) - Criminals looking for a quiet pint suddenly found themselves collared when cops used facial recognition technology to catch thirsty crooks at a Chinese beer festival.
Twenty-five wanted individuals were arrested when they tipped up to sample the offerings at the annual bash in Qingdao -- home to China's most famous brew.
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