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A Face in the Crowd
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"Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones]
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ACLU Feature: Face Recognition
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Statement in opposition of the use of face recognition software in airports due to ineffectiveness and privacy concerns.
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Airport Face Scanner Failed
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Facial recognition technology tested at the Palm Beach International Airport had a dismal failure rate, according to preliminary results from a pilot program at the facility. [Wired]
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Can Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe?
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"As U.S. airports begin installing face-recognition systems to thwart terrorism in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, civil rights activists are rushing to decry the technology as ineffective and invasive." [CNet]
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CNN.com - Joseph Atick: How the facial recognition security system works - October 1, 2001
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Dr. Joseph Atick is a co-founder of Visionics Corporation, and currently serves as President and CEO. He and his colleagues have developed FaceIt face recognition, a biometric technology that can automatically detect and capture faces from security cameras and identify them against a database of known terrorists. He joined CNN.com chat room on Monday, October 01, 2001.
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EPIC Face Recognition Information Page
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Resources about face recognition compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, including many news articles.
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Face Recognition Technology a Proven Farce
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"Crowd surveillance kit using face recognition technology by Visionics has been a comic failure in tests by the Tampa, Florida police, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has discovered." By Thomas C. Greene. [Register]
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High-Tech Identity Checks
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Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times]
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HowStuffWorks: How Facial Recognition Systems Work
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Article on FACEIT software, with pictures and links.
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Iceland Places Trust in Face-scanning
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"Officials at Iceland's main airport say the face-recognition technology will help them improve security." By Emil Petrie. [BBC]
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In the Face of Terror
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"Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post]
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New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims
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Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times]
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Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle
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Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN]
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Up Close and Personal
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"High-tech identification devices could produce reams of data on law-abiding citizens--but may be useless in fighting terrorists." By Brendan I. Koerner. [Mother Jones]
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