Russia, Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast Ministry of Digital Development and Communications
FindFace Multi facial recognition on Safe City cameras, used to find wanted and missing people, supplied by NtechLab (FindFace Multi)
OperationalJournalismPAI-948232DC
- Body
- Novosibirsk Oblast Ministry of Digital Development and Communications
- Country
- Russia
- Area
- Novosibirsk Oblast
- Technology
- FindFace Multi facial recognition on Safe City cameras, used to find wanted and missing people
- Supplier
- NtechLab (FindFace Multi)
- Programme
- Safe City (Bezopasny Gorod)
- Status
- Operational
In routine use by the named body, on the evidence of a public source. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- ComNews, 11 March 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-948232DC
Notes
ComNews reported on 11 March 2026 that NtechLab's FindFace Multi system is used in Novosibirsk Oblast within the regional Safe City hardware and software complex, analysing feeds from city cameras in crowded places, transport hubs, streets, squares and government buildings to locate people. It quotes Anton Loshakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Communications of Novosibirsk Oblast, saying that more than 1,200 cameras are connected to the region's biometric analytics system. The article says the system has helped find more than 5,000 wanted people, including criminals and missing elderly people and children, over three years, and that in 2025 law enforcement detained nearly 3,000 criminals with the help of AI, about 60% more than in 2024.
The article does not name the body that operates the system or say which police units use it; it refers to "law enforcement" in the region. The record is held by the regional ministry whose deputy minister gave the camera figures. NtechLab's chief executive is also quoted, and the article describes NtechLab as Rostec's technology partner; the figures on people found are not attributed to a named official. No start date is given beyond "three years".