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Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:00:17 -0800
From: "carl spitzer" <cwsiv_at_cannabismail.com>
To: declan_at_well.com
Subject: One you may have missed Oakland Airport to use face-recognition system
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/hottopics/attack/image101801.htm
Oakland to be first U.S. airport to use face-recognition ID system
Oakland International Airport announced Wednesday it will become the first
airport in the country to use face-recognition technology, capturing the
contours of travelers' eye sockets and nose curvatures on film, then
comparing the images to a law enforcement database.
Despite concerns from civil liberties experts that the technology can be
fraught with inaccuracy, the Oakland Police Department has used the
biometric facial ID technology for the past year.
The rest of the police departments in Alameda County are expected to soon
begin using the technology while booking alleged criminals. The system
costs from $30,000 to $150,000 per police department, officials said.
Airports such as Canada's Pearson International Airport in Toronto and
Keflavik International Airport in Iceland already employ the facial
recognition technology. And at least two companies say they will be
installing scanning cameras in other major U.S. airports in coming weeks.
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