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Facial recognition program may be FBI's new weapon.

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http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=33&sid=1784556" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The above link details the use of facial recognition software by the FBI.

"Everybody's participating, essentially, in a virtual lineup by getting a driver's
license." said an ACLU attorney.

It seems ambiguous in the story that the FBI is using this, but since the FBI
can't collect and store the photos, they have delegated the N.C. DMV to do
some of the investigative work.

I believe that this facial recognition may be related to the European system,
developed to find known soccer hooligans in large crowds.

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Since you're "on camera" several times a day in most big cities and their environs, such a tool, with significant computing power can be used to track, find, and signal the location of "persons of interest". I expect a large chunk of our change will go toward such an effort soon, if it hasn't already.
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You get a DL and you have to take off your glasses for the pic. That is why. Not a secret...yes, BB is watching. and?

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Morn' :tiphat:
The software can track in real time a indivdual moving in a crowd. I meet one of the developers of software last year. So, big brother is watching you. :coolgleamA: But this is not bad. They only watch the bad guys, ...right :headscratch
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old farmer wrote:Morn' :tiphat: They only watch the bad guys, ...right :headscratch
Define "Bad Guys"
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:tiphat:
Bad guys..... :headscratch ... will the defination is depends on ones view of the world..... :lol:: :patriot: :txflag: :evil2:
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MoJo wrote:
old farmer wrote:Morn' :tiphat: They only watch the bad guys, ...right :headscratch
Define "Bad Guys"
Anyone who isn't a good guy. ;-)
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joe817 wrote:
MoJo wrote:
old farmer wrote:Morn' :tiphat: They only watch the bad guys, ...right :headscratch
Define "Bad Guys"
Anyone who isn't a good guy. ;-)
OK define "Good Guy"

One man's good guy can be another's bad guy. "See what I mean, Willis?"
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MoJo wrote:
joe817 wrote:
MoJo wrote:
old farmer wrote:Morn' :tiphat: They only watch the bad guys, ...right :headscratch
Define "Bad Guys"
Anyone who isn't a good guy. ;-)
OK define "Good Guy"

One man's good guy can be another's bad guy. "See what I mean, Willis?"
Anyone who's not a bad guy? :biggrinjester:

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