Tag: security

Tokyo 2020 Olympics hold off causing ripple effect

Article posted by Coliseum, April 1^st, 2020

Tokyo 2020 head honcho Toshiro Muto acknowledged recently that owing to the rescheduling of the Summer Olympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organizers are facing “massive” additional costs in securing the facilities where the events will be held in the future. The Tokyo... » Read more

Tokyo 2020 Olympics to use facial recognition for security

Article posted by Coliseum, October 1^st, 2018

Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to use facial recognition technology to increase security around all venues, the organizers have announced, according to a Reuters report. Games organizers have linked up with Japanese telecommunications and information technology giant NEC to develop the... » Read more