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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]
www.wired.com
Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times]
www.nytimes.com
Face Recognition Technology a Proven Farce
"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]
www.theregister.co.uk
"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]
www.motherjones.com
Can Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe?
"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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"Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post]
www.washingtonpost.com
"Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones]
www.motherjones.com
New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims
Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times]
www.nytimes.com
Iceland Places Trust in Face-scanning
"Officials at Iceland's main airport say the face-recognition technology will help them improve security." By Emil Petrie. [BBC]
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Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle
Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN]
www.cnn.com
ACLU Feature: Face Recognition
Statement in opposition of the use of face recognition software in airports due to ineffectiveness and privacy concerns.
www.aclu.org
CNN.com - Joseph Atick: How the facial recognition security system works - October 1, 2001
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.
us.cnn.com
EPIC Face Recognition Information Page
Resources about face recognition compiled by the Electronic Privacy Information Center, including many news articles.
www.epic.org
HowStuffWorks: How Facial Recognition Systems Work
Article on FACEIT software, with pictures and links.
www.howstuffworks.com