Media publications
- A Face in the Crowd - "Is surveillance software turning police into Robocops?" By Julie Wakefield. [Mother Jones] (Published 2001-11-01 00:00:00)
- 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] (Published 2002-05-16 00:00:00)
- 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] (Published 2001-11-01 00:00:00)
- 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. (Published 2001-10-01 00:00:00)
- 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] (Published 2002-01-04 00:00:00)
- Guardian: Robocop - Article discussing the lack of effectiveness of a face recognition system installed in the London borough of Newham. (Published 2002-06-13 00:00:00)
- High-Tech Identity Checks - Article on new tools for identifying people at airports. [New York Times] (Published 2002-04-07 00:00:00)
- 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] (Published 2002-01-24 00:00:00)
- In the Face of Terror - "Recognition Technology Spreads Quickly" By Robert O'Harrow Jr. [Washington Post] (Published 2001-11-01 00:00:00)
- New Side to Face-Recognition Technology: Identifying Victims - Review of a British project to stop child pornography. [NY Times] (Published 2002-01-15 00:00:00)
- Twins Crack Face Recognition Puzzle - Report on a "new technology to recognizing faces in a way that may yet revolutionize international security." [CNN] (Published 2003-03-10 00:00:00)
- 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] (Published 2002-01-01 00:00:00)
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