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Face Recognition Technology a Proven Farce 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] (News and Media) http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23559.html Airport Face Scanner Failed Airport Face Scanner Failed: 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] (News and Media) http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,52563,00.html Face Recognition Face Recognition: Summary and slideshow of how camera and algorithm recognize faces. [Technology Review] (News and Media) http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/visualize1101.asp Can Face Recognition Keep Airports Safe? 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] (News and Media) http://news.com.com/2100-1023-275313.html A Face in the Crowd A Face in the Crowd: "Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones] (News and Media) http://www.motherjones.com/magazine/ND01/surveillance.html Facial Recognition Scanner Outwitted by Spectacles Facial Recognition Scanner Outwitted by Spectacles: Facial recognition technology in use at a Florida airport contains fatal flaws, according to research from the American Civil Liberties Union. [vnunet.com] (News and Media) http://www.vnunet.com/News/1131902 CNN.com - Joseph Atick: How the facial recognition security system works - October 1, 2001 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 camer (News and Media) http://us.cnn.com/2001/COMMUNITY/10/01/atick/ New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims: Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times] (News and Media) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/15/science/physical/15FACE.html Face-recognition System Blasted Face-recognition System Blasted: "ACLU says Florida police records show technology ineffective in Tampa." By Bob Sullivan. [MSNBC] (News and Media) http://www.msnbc.com/news/681500.asp Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle: Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN] (News and Media) http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/03/10/israel.twins.reut/ ACLU Feature: Face Recognition ACLU Feature: Face Recognition: Statement in opposition of the use of face recognition software in airports due to ineffectiveness and privacy concerns. (News and Media) http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=10263&c=130&Type=s High-Tech Identity Checks High-Tech Identity Checks: Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times] (News and Media) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/07/travel/07SHELF.html Iceland Places Trust in Face-scanning 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] (News and Media) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1780150.stm In the Face of Terror In the Face of Terror: "Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post] (News and Media) http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A20852-2001Oct31 Up Close and Personal Up Close and Personal: "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] (News and Media) http://www.motherjones.com/magazine/JF02/up_close.html